"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." [table-of-contents] stripped Long before Millennial gardeners made flowering succulents so hugely popular ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- You probably know them as "Hens-and-chicks," "Live Forever" or "Houseleeks." But their name really is Sempervivums, from the Latin semper, meaning always, and vivus, meaning ...

This old-fashioned plant, is often referred to as houseleek I love them for their attractive and intriguing shapes and ability to grow under just about any conditions. They do great anywhere there is ...

SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Hens and chicks can pop up and fill in many spaces in your garden, but the good thing is they only need water and sunshine! Hens and chicks in the gardener's world are perennial ...

Brian Kemble is curator at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek. His monthly column focuses on drought-tolerant plants and dry gardens. The name “hens and chicks” is applied both to plants in the ...

If I'm about to tell you something you already know, excuse me. Maybe I just haven't thought about hens and chicks ( Sempervivum ) all that much. Which is weird since they are so common. But in the ...

Q. I wanted to use an old amaryllis kit to grow an aloe plant. I placed the round piece of cork along with some rocks in the bottom of the pot, added potting soil and the new aloe. The potting soil is ...