Some plants save their flowers until late in the season A stunning coleus, no doubt planted for its chartreuse-edged maroon leaves, is now punctuated by gangly 21/2-foot-tall spikes of tiny purple ...

Caladiums, planted for their large, colorful, often heart-shaped leaves, also bloom, their white or pink-tinged flowers seemingly a cross between a calla lily’s and a flamingo flower's.

But that’s not what I mean. I’m talking about the flowering of plants that are typically valued mostly, if not solely, for their foliage. Some plants save their flowers until late in the season A ...

Some plants save their flowers until late in the season A stunning coleus, no doubt planted for its chartreuse-edged maroon leaves, is now punctuated by gangly 2 1/2-foot-tall spikes of tiny ...

I’ve been taking Miguel, my 12-year-old Havanese, for 3,500-step walks around the neighborhood lately (and telling myself he’s the only one who can’t handle longer strolls). And now that the ...

And now that the weather is cooling, I’m noticing that some of the plants we encounter along the way look nothing like their mid-summer selves. Sure, most perennials are drying out and dying ...