When I first learned about fabulous annual flowers called “impatiens,” I thought I’d heard the word “impatience” — a term that pretty much sums up my attitude in the garden and other arenas of life. I ...

* What it is: Impatiens used to be America's No. 1-selling type of summer shade flower until a deadly powdery mildew disease hit in 2012. The disease sticks around in the soil and kills most kinds of ...

They’re a deservedly popular choice for the summer garden, but if yours aren’t looking their best, you’ll be asking why are my impatiens leaves turning yellow? Impatiens – or busy Lizzies as they’re ...

In shady areas where most flowers refuse to bloom, gardeners could always rely on easy-to-grow impatiens for colorful flowers from spring to fall. This could change if a new fungal disease, impatiens ...

Discover how to overwinter impatiens indoors to enjoy their blooms next year, with expert tips for two simple ways of ...

Q: I read your article on the disease that is affecting impatiens. Mine are dying from it. The recommendation was not to plant impatiens next year or maybe longer than that. I'm curious as to why the ...

Impatience for spring is growing, but impatiens are not. The nation’s top-selling annual flower — favored for its last-frost-to-first-frost profusion of colorful blooms — has been struck by a killer ...

As summer approaches, it is likely that we will be getting a bit more rain. Maybe it’s time to consider putting in a rain-loving bedding plant that will fill your garden beds with colorful flowers all ...

Jewelweeds make nice with their leaves when their roots share roots. In lab experiments, seedlings of Impatiens wildflowers react mildly when planted in pots with other offspring from the same mother ...

So what can you plant this year instead of impatiens? I've spent the long off-season pondering that dilemma. In addition to coleus, a colorful foliage plant, I can recommend some great flowering ...

Gardeners who enjoy planting impatiens may have to find an alternative for a few years, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. A fungus called downy mildew is attacking impatiens this ...