When spring is in the air, there’s nothing like seeing color in the garden. These bright spring annuals, from violets, pinks, ...

Hardy annuals have a multitude of uses, from filling in borders to yielding fresh flowers and pollinating others ...

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 ...

Don't start planting until after Mother's Day. It's not true. There are many cool season plants that can be planted now.

To account for varying germination rates, put three seeds in each planting hole and thin the seedlings once they grow 3 inches tall. If they're happy, larkspur will readily re-seed, popping out in ...

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

Other flowers, such as campanula, cockscomb, dill, larkspur, and most sunflowers ... in early and late spring will help create a thicker plant. How late into the season to pinch these plants ...

Start a seed library. Sixth-graders at Hall Middle School in Larkspur, California ... Public Libraries donates to nonprofits that plant trees, clean up waterways, and deliver meals to those in need.

Lucy’s latest book, Grow Food Anywhere ... lobelia, marigold and larkspur. Fill a small pot or tray with seed compost, tap the container gently and brush the excess soil from the rim.

Greenhouses and windowsills soon fill up with pots and seed trays as we attempt to get our plants to the point of ... cornflower, larkspur, sunflowers, love-in-a-mist, Shirley poppies and Ammi ...