I consider myself an equal-opportunity gardener in the sense that I like to grow a variety of different plants in my garden and home landscape. Like most gardeners, I appreciate the ecological value ...

These dazzling flowers will add a tropical feel to any garden.

Gardening in North Texas means we deal with the challenges of hot weather and limited water resources. But we still love to have a bit of the tropics in our gardens, and that's where canna lily plants ...

Canna lilies, more commonly known as simply cannas, provide a lot of bang for the buck in any flower garden. Some varieties are grown for their flowers, others for their showy foliage. The main ...

Tropical plants have been changing the palette and character of summer gardens in every climate lately. Lush, leafy canna lilies, rising above ranks of predictable petunias and marigolds, are leading ...

Cannas are tropical and subtropical perennials with showy flowers and large green, bronze, burgundy and multicolored banana-shaped leaves. Flowers are large with recurved, multilayered petals of ...

Perhaps you remember seeing cannas in a median strip along a road. Many cities use them to decorate their streets during the summer. The home gardener can use them as well. The canna, the ...

After our long colorless winter, many gardeners are dreaming of creating a lush, colorful garden in their backyard. With their large banana-like leaves and tall spikes of brilliant flowers, Canna ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A red canna lily in full bloom - Herman Vlad/Shutterstock Heat-loving canna lilies (Canna) can bring a dash of the tropical to any ...

This season has been a wake-up call for me: Cannas are still among the most treasured flowers in the garden. I love gingers and occasionally I will fret with heliconia or bird of paradise, but ...

A new canna lily, called South Pacific Orange F1, is one of the 2018 All America Selection winners. Pixabay photo When deciding what to plant in my container gardens, I have not typically considered ...

When I was a little girl, I’d trek down the alley to my great grandmother’s house a block away. Her side yard was a gardener’s bounty, with a circle of tall red cannas at the center. Whenever I see ...