My bride Jan commented "Those ornamental sweet potatoes you planted this year look better than they did last year." She was referring to a big display of sweet caroline medusa green that was draping ...

My wife, Jan, said, “Those ornamental sweet potatoes you planted this year look better than they did last year.” She was referring to a big display of Sweet Caroline Medusa Green that was draping over ...

Today's topic is sweet potatoes. But hold the marshmallows; these sweet potatoes aren't for the table. For the summer flower garden, however, ornamental sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) make a ...

For the summer flower garden, ornamental sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) make a beautiful, dependable addition. They thrive in the intense heat of our summers, and May through August is the perfect ...

Gardeners are always looking for eye-catching choices for a hanging basket or decorative pot, and, of course, plants with flowers are near the top of the list. Striking foliage, however, can be a ...

I grew Margarita ornamental sweet potato vines this year for the first time. I know that these plants will freeze over the winter. I don't know whether to pull it all out or cut it off leaving roots.

Gardeners are always looking for eye-catching choices for a hanging basket or decorative pot, and, of course, plants with flowers are near the top of the list. Striking foliage, however, can be a ...

Sweet potatoes are delicious, nutritious, and relatively easy to grow in the home garden. You can incorporate sweet potatoes into the companion planting, succession planting, and crop rotation plans ...

Should you be looking for one heck of a vine to use in your window boxes, hanging baskets or even as a head-turning ground cover, you have got to give the sweet potato vine a shot, that is if you ...