Fuchsia plants are one of the most unique flowers home gardeners can grow. While they come in a few different colors, the most common varieties have bright pink-and-purple petals. Their bright hues ...

A hummingbird feeding on nectar from tubular fuchsia flowers - altzaga/Shutterstock Hummingbirds are such a pleasure to watch in your garden as they flit from flower to flower, looking for the ...

With 100 species and more than 10,000 cultivated varieties to choose from, fuchsias are gaining in popularity. Hundreds of the fairylike flowers in a rainbow of colors were on display at the South ...

I grew up on the East Coast. It was too hot in the summer to really grow great fuchsia, but that doesn’t mean that my father didn’t try with some modicum of success. So by the time I came to Alaska, I ...

Think of fuchsias and for most the imagination doesn’t travel farther than a Mother’s Day hanging basket. That’s a shame because many of these beauties can be easily grown in Northwest gardens ...

Go in search of fuchsias at your local garden centre and you’re unlikely to find much inspirat ion. They might have ‘Tom Thumb’, ‘Mrs Popple’ and ‘Lady Thumb’ – but chances are the choice will be ...

21:44, Mon, Jul 20, 2015 Updated: 22:11, Mon, Jul 20, 2015 There are hundreds of varieties to choose from, almost all excellent for one reason or another. Here are six of the best tender fuchsia that ...

Is boredom striking your garden world this month? For me, hardy fuchsias save the season. There’s no slipping into utter weariness if you’ve got pops of color and form from these bountiful bloomers ...

Spring has set in, despite the remains of a rainy season. Over a strong cup of Catharine’s special brew, I view our garden with anticipation. I have cleared out the accumulation of last year’s ...