gardening

Orchid flowers can last for weeks. Once the flowers die, it’s tempting to toss the plant. But you can get that $10 orchid to bloom again. Just be patient. It might take a year. The main tip for growing orchids is not to overwater them.

A Brooklyn woman wanted to help conserve some of the endangered plants of the world and beautify her own home at the same time. So she started growing plants in her apartment… and now has 1,100 of them. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories takes us inside an extreme green home.

News 4’s Erika Gonzalez talks with a D.C. flower shop owner about how to care for your house plants.

The air is noticeably cooler and signs of fall, including chrysanthemums and pansies, are making their seasonal debut. September is the optimal time to purchase mums. Isaiah Weinstein is with Seasonal Celebrations and runs the pop-up shop on Massachusetts Avenue outside St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Northwest D.C. “When you’re looking for mums, you want to get them...

It’s getting cooler, but contrary to what you might think, autumn is actually a great time to plant.

NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado explains the wellness benefits of gardening using ASMR.

The coronavirus pandemic has many Americans growing their own food for their first time. Experts say now is the perfect time to plant vegetables for a bountiful harvest. NBC’s Dan Scheneman reports.