The idea that the garden should be an extension of living space goes both ways. Just as going from house to garden should be almost seamless, you should be able to enter the house and find a garden ...

Gingers are a summer highlight in Houston area gardens. We can grow several genera, short to tall. And each genus offers beautiful foliage and flowers. The hedychiums, however, are the most fragrant ...

Q. I have a gorgeous white butterfly ginger that's in the wrong spot. I'd like to transplant it, ideally close to a hydrangea. When should I transplant? How should I prepare the soil? -- A.G., Houston ...

One of the joys of gardening is discovering new plants of all kinds but especially those that have been passed along since our grandmother’s time in the garden. Such a discovery occurred last fall on ...

From August through December, you could clothe your garden head to toe in gingers: ankle-high gingers, waist-high gingers, head-high gingers, gingers 10 feet tall, gingers red, orange, yellow, gold, ...

One of the delights of late summer is the fragrance and the snowy white flowers of the butterfly ginger. Native to India, it is a common and favorite plant in many of our Southern gardens. Its ...

A friend recently brought me a box of ginger rhizomes. I love the look and smell of these exotic tropical plants when scattered under the large palm in the front yard. Although I have several ...

Ginger is a delicious culinary delight and a beautiful plant that can grow in any garden. There are a lot of plants that are labeled as ginger, but not all of these are tasty. Here are a few common ...

Months of hot, humid weather make summers in New Orleans a challenge for many plants (and people). But as some plants languish in the heat, a wonderful group called gingers thrive and delight us with ...