There's nothing quite as spectacular as a bougainvillea in full bloom. If you live in a warmer region, you can take steps to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Summer is the prime time for tropical plants to thrive outside their native climates. These sun-loving, ...

Q–I kept a bougainvillea plant in my “cool” greenhouse over the winter and just recently brought it outside. The flower buds dropped off and the leaves darkened at the edges. What happened?

Nyctaginaceae: evergreen shrubby vines; Zones 12-17, 19, 21-24; full sun; moderate water. Planting: Root ball is highly sensitive to disturbance. Sunset Western Garden Book recommends this method for ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida on bougainvilleas, creeping fig, crape myrtles, crown of thorns and ...

As we slowly approach spring, now is the perfect time to start planning the layout and design of your garden. After such a frigid winter, we wouldn't be shocked if you're looking for ways to transform ...

This is a story about bougainvillea, one of the more beautiful, but perhaps least understood plants here in Palm Beach. When I moved here from the Northeast, I knew a great deal about northern plants, ...

Question: We purchased our home in Tucson Estates a few years ago. As part of the landscaping, there are bougainvillea plants along a fencerow. Every summer we have battled some kind of an insect that ...

All those caterpillars on the bougainvillea are actually bird food, and they are here now to provide necessary protein for nesting chicks. If we all planted just a few native species and stopped using ...