Here at Family Handyman, we are lovers of all flowers. From the low-maintenance to the truly colorful, there’s a place for every flower in our gardens. And now, we have a new favorite fleur du jour, a ...

If you enjoy collecting unusual tropical ornamentals for your garden, here’s a real attention getter: the chenille plant, Acalypha hispida, known as felpilla in Spanish, a plant native to Malaysia ...

The word chenille may conjure an image of a fabric with fuzzy ridges often used to make bedspreads. In French, the word means caterpillar. For many gardeners, however, the long red caterpillar-like ...

This morning in Savannah, the heat and humidity were simply staggering, but as I drove into the garden there they were, two acalypha plants, the tropical troupers of the landscape. What I was looking ...

After the pyramids and the kohl painted eyes, almost nothing evokes more awe and mystery than the fascination ancient Egyptians had with cats. They were not only the most popular pet in the house, but ...

This past week in Savannah, the heat and humidity was simply staggering. But as I drove into the garden there were two acalypha plants, the tropical troopers of the landscape. What I was looking at ...