Easy-to-grow impatiens flowers are beloved for shade gardens, but downy mildew disease has taken a toll. Learn about ...

The unique Impatiens balsamina has cup-shaped flowers that grow by the leaves all along the upright stems. Courtesy MelindaMyers.com. Impatiens’ ...

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 ...

To beginning gardeners, impatiens can be a great confidence builder. Inexpensive transplants planted after the last front in spring or early summer grow to knee-high mounds of showy flowers in a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Impatiens are cheerful, mounded annuals that provide precious and steady floral display in shadier corners of the patio and border and look great in ...

In reference to Lee Reich’s AP column in Nov 5’s Home & Garden section, I take notice of his somewhat demeaning vibe about the “Impatient … Impatiens.” Though the New Guinea varieties are perhaps ...

Impatiens are such prolific and long bloomers all through spring and summer that it might seem their flowering season never ends. Once the weather gets colder, it sadly does, because impatiens are ...

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 ...

The easiest way to overwinter impatiens is to bring the plants inside in the fall. Taking cuttings in early fall works best for bedding plants or limited indoor space. You can also collect the seeds ...