You’d never guess by looking at a seed that it’s alive; that suspended in a state of dormancy, it waits for a certain set of environmental conditions to spur it into growth. Those triggers ...

Companion planting is a mutually beneficial placement of compatible plants and natural pest management — the keys to complete ...

This week's column addresses when to pinch back annual and perennial flowers, characteristics of a good potting mix and ...

The first are true annuals, like cosmos, larkspur, bachelor's-button, celosia, and common sunflower. After they flower, they ...

Most types of annual and perennial flowers can be pinched back ... Other flowers, such as campanula, cockscomb, dill, larkspur, and most sunflowers, do not benefit from this and should not be ...

Delicate trilliums, glorious columbines, and flamboyant redbuds are some of the harbingers of spring found across the ...

A expert has shared their “must have” flowers to create a beautiful cottage garden. Cara Thompson of makeitflourish on TikTok posted a helpful video showing which blooms she has chosen in order to ...

Note that annual flowers will only bloom once, but many species, including coreopsis, calendula, larkspur ... Will my wildflower seeds come back next year? Perennial and self-seeding annual ...

"Keep in mind peonies are quite large perennials, so put them in the back or mid layer. A nice bonus is that after blooming, they provide beautiful foliage and can be a lovely backdrop." Plants to ...

Some pointers to consider as you continue your landscape activities this month include: Bedding plants: Make your selections of annuals and perennials wisely. Carefully read the label for planting ...

and they will make a perennial bed, coming back spring after spring. Asparagus needs three years of growth before you can harvest any spears, so while you could grow this plant from seed ...

Water perennials ... larkspur, sunflowers, love-in-a-mist, Shirley poppies and Ammi majus. You can still sow sweet peas, but they will not flower very early. You might do better to pick some ...