As summer approaches, it is likely that we will be getting a bit more rain. Maybe it’s time to consider putting in a rain-loving bedding plant that will fill your garden beds with colorful flowers all ...

If you’re impatient for impatiens, a University of Florida scientist has good news for you: Some varieties of the popular flower resist the deadly downy mildew disease better than others. Many people ...

I fell asleep and woke up in January. At least that’s what it feels like after days in the deep freeze, and while I’m happy that the garden is all tucked in for the winter and Thanksgiving is next ...

When I think of color for shaded areas in the landscape, my thoughts immediately go to impatiens. Impatiens have been the go-to annual bedding plant for decades to provide bright, beautiful flowers in ...

Impatiens used to be our favorite and best-selling annual flower. They bloomed like crazy, flowered reliably even in deep shade, and were cheap, too. Then a disease swooped in midway through the 2012 ...

A stunning shade garden filled with impatiens and ferns - You Touch Pix of EuToch/Shutterstock If you have some shady nooks in your garden, they don't need to look dull and uninteresting. You can fill ...

With the proper care, impatiens can bloom continuously until the first frost. The right light, watering, and feeding schedule is key to extending blooming. Cutting back end-of-season leggy growth can ...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:48:39 GMT — Buyer beware! Impatiens, one of the most common summer bedding plants, is diseased this year. Plants can die within a week, if affected by an airborne mildew. And, ...

Question. We have several plantings of the common impatiens that have grown lanky. What will happen if I give them a light pruning? Answer. After a number of years without the common impatiens due to ...

Question: Something has chewed holes in our in-ground impatiens plant leaves and also eaten portions of the stems. What could it be and is there a control? Answer: Snails and slugs love impatiens ...