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 ...

Joellen Dimond plants Swiss chard, Dianthus and pansies; and Mr. D. discusses planting fruit trees. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, University of Memphis Director of ...

Commonly called "pinks," colorful dianthus range from tiny to towering. Some even contribute a spicy aroma to your garden with their signature clove-like scent.

Even though outside temperatures are still quite balmy, we are moving into winter. Maybe this year we will actually have a winter. That makes now the perfect time to start planting dianthus. In fact, ...

Dianthus and pansies are an excellent cool season combination. These are the anchor plants growing in a hell strip landscape between the sidewalk and street. Gary R. Bachman, Ph.D. MSU Extension Even ...

We tossed confetti for dianthus in last week's column. The party's over and it's time for more details. First, the National Garden Bureau designated 2004 as "Year of the Dianthus," and with good ...

The most anticipated new fall flower arrived in my area and I didn't even get to see it. Let that be a warning to all of you gardeners getting ready for fall planting. The plant I am talking about is ...

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).