The Plant Pick of the Week is a pair of double-petaled zinnias that bloom all summer and hardly ever get leaf disease.

Two eastern natives that fill that bill are ones that aren’t on many radars: golden ragwort (a.k.a. “golden groundsel”) and ...

* What it is: Fignomenal is a recently introduced dwarf fig tree that’s geared to growing in pots. It’s capable of delivering fresh figs for weeks to northern gardeners. Discovered by Lloyd Traven at ...

* What it is: Native to Africa, montbretia/crocosmia is a July- and August-blooming iris-family perennial flower with red, orange, or bright-gold tubular flowers and strappy leaves. Shoots emerge from ...