Spring flowers are a very welcomed sight, and when they are fragrant they bring more joy. 'Sweet alyssum' (Lobularia maritima) is a fragrant, cool-season annual flower. The small, fuzzy leaves are ...

As a horticulturist I know one thing and that is, "Snow" is in the winter forecast. I made sure of that in September, ...

Tomatoes are many gardeners' favorite summer crop, but pests can ruin those dreams of homegrown salads and pasta sauces. That's why some growers add a surprising companion plant to their garden beds.

A: One of my favorite flowers for planting in the fall and winter is Sweet Alyssum. It is known as Lobularia maritima to scientists and horticulturists and is classified in the same plant family as ...

Some refer to this low-growing annual with tiny clusters of white to purplish flowers as just alyssum. But to gardeners who really know the plant, it’s sweet alyssum with a pleasing fragrance that ...

Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) is a flowering plant that can help add depth to your garden, but it's the benefit it offers to cucumber plants that makes it a popular choice for some gardeners. As ...

Nasturtium and sweet alyssum seem to be more than warm- season annuals. Like many other warm-season annuals, they get established best if added to the garden just after winter, and then grow and bloom ...

Since I have been a Master Gardener for 18 years, needless to say, I am a plant lover. I do love tropical plants, but my favorite plants are ones that have white, fragrant flowers. The patio in front ...

Sweet alyssum is easy to grow, and gardeners love the mass of tiny, fragrant blossoms it produces, but the flower is also a botanical magnet for the Bagrada bug. This invasive stink bug is now ...