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 ...

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, ...

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. After 46 years, a family thought they ...

I have a large patio behind my house and I want to fill it with potted plants, but I don’t know the first thing about gardening. Any advice? Wow! A blank canvas and your personality. What a chance to ...

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).