Viola × wittrockiana, commonly referred to as pansies, are like cabbages and leafy greens in that they love a little bit of ...

I always get excited when the first flowers bloom in the spring. There’s nothing like watching your garden come to life and seeing new growth after the dormancy of winter. When I see the first bright ...

These flowers ought to bring some brightness to early spring, and with some needing attention up to 12 weeks before the last ...

Then, the sudden arrival of warm spring weather triggers the seed to break dormancy and begin germinating. If you missed the ...

The price of wildflower seed being what it is, it takes a real leap of faith to walk out and scatter a pound of seed costing the equivalent of a meal (including wine and dessert) at any of the finest ...

You can plant dormant trees and shrubs and sow native plant seeds in January to get a head start on your garden. Discover three fruit-producing plants and six native plants to add to your garden this ...

NEILS LUNCEFORDAutumn – not spring – is the best time to sow wildflower seed.By spreading your seed in the autumn, you allow them to remain cold and dormant through the winter – a process some seed ...

Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. Zinnias are cold-hardy and will bloom until autumn's ...

It doesn’t matter how many fancy plants I have, I can’t resist a host of simple bloomers: Shirley poppies, California poppies, larkspur and flax. I can always rely on these easy annuals to fill voids ...