If you want a fresh, new look for your garden this spring, try adding a splash of the season's hottest color: cool blue. On The Saturday Early Show, Stephen Orr, special projects editor of House and ...

I know there isn't such a botanical category as "blue shade," that is, plants that add the color blue to shady spots in our gardens, but there should be. Everyone has shade, and blue is one of the ...

Blue porterweed (Stachytarpheta cayennensis) is part of the Verbenaceae family. The bright green leaves have a quilt-like ...

A blue-purple member of the Plectranthus genus grows out in nature. - Sky Sailom Sangdad/Shutterstock Butterflies are more than just sets of pretty patterned wings and an easy at-home science project ...

For plenty of colorful petals all through your garden, plant primrose! These water-loving plants appreciate some morning sun but do their best in partial to full shade. Some varieties, such as P.

AT FIRST GLANCE, blue is everywhere in our Pacific Northwest corner of the natural world — bluebird skies, rivers, lakes and saltwater surround us. However, in the world of flowering plants, fewer ...

Many gardeners are working hard to secure colourful summer flowers, and growing one perennial plant could bring pink and blue blooms for weeks. With a blend of annuals and perennials, your garden can ...

Diamonds Blue delphinium has been designated a Louisiana Super Plant selection by the LSU AgCenter for fall 2013. (Allen Owings) True blue flowers are relatively rare in nature. Have you ever wondered ...

Classic Blue may be the favorite color among interior decorators and fashion designers this year, it can be harder to come by in the garden, where blue blooms are a rare sight in nature. But here are ...

Planted in a sheltered spot in the garden, the flowers and leaves of oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) can last all ...

Adrian Dyer receives funding from The Australian Research Council. At a dinner party, or in the schoolyard, the question of favourite colour frequently results in an answer of “blue”. Why is it that ...