References to the plant genus Dianthus go back as far as the Greek botanist Theophrastus. He named these plants from the Caryophyllaceae family “divine flower” (dios = divine plus anthos = flower).

Dianthus are easy plants to care for and deadheading their ruffled and aromatic blooms during the summer months is one of the key maintenance tasks, as it will help grow more flowers. We take a close ...

This past weekend I was in church and one of my pastor friends asked me an interesting question about mini roses. One of the characteristics of carnations is some of them look a lot like roses. He ...

The familiar saying “out with the old, in with the new” is probably not something many folks associate with fall or winter. The adage is more likely to conjure visions of activities like spring ...

I thought I knew dianthus (D. chinensis). Charming old-fashioned annuals that used to be called China pinks, they grow in dense mounds less than a foot tall. The flowers are ideal for showy color in ...

I’M PRETTY SURE I became a gardener so I could pick flowers with impunity. Once, on the way to school in the second grade, I gathered a small posy of pinks for my teacher. Rather than graciously ...

“Plant leaves can appear burned or mushy from freezing, but their stems and roots may be perfectly fine and capable of ...