Warmer weather is here, but it’s not summer garden season yet. We still need to get through some chilly nights, so while you’re patiently waiting to stick warm-weather plants in the garden, you can ...

Picking up beautiful seedlings at a garden center is always tempting, but here are a few plants you should consider growing ...

Amaryllis grow and bloom best with at least four hours of sunshine per day. Too much shade may prevent them from blooming again the following year. Let them soak up the light, even after blooming, to ...

A jar of poppy seeds sitting open next to two poppy seed bagels. - Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock It's tempting to wonder if that little jar of grocery store poppy seeds in your pantry could do more than top ...

Consider the seed. A single seed, no matter the size, carries all the needed building blocks to become, say, a towering beech tree. The trick is helping it along. Ellis (The Veggie Gardener’s Answer ...

Viola x wittrockiana, more commonly known as Pansies, are short-lived perennial flowers. Originating back in the 1800s, the flowers come in a vast array of colors and are ideal for planters, hanging ...

When I mentioned to an acquaintance that I not only grow my vegetables with organic methods, but my flowers, too, he looked at me funny and asked, "Why? Are you going to eat your peonies?" No, I don't ...

Olives are one of the oldest cultivated trees in the world, with evidence that they’ve been grown for more than 7,000 years.

WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - A teacher at Williams Township wants to show her students how to grow flowers and vegetables. Kathy Butler needs help, though, buying the seeds, soil and gardening kits. The ...