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 ...

If you have harvested milkweed seeds from existing plants, the typical perennial varieties that need cold stratification include common milkweed, swamp milkweed, whorled milkweed, butterfly weed, and ...

Zinnias make fantastic cut flowers and companion plants, and their rainbow-hued blooms fit right into garden borders, flower beds, and patio planters. These annual flowers need to be replanted every ...

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 ...

Also called ice pansies, winter pansies come in blues, purples, reds, pinks, and beyond. Winter pansies (Viola hiemalis), also known as ice pansies, provide beautiful color in the garden come fall and ...

Overwinter your pepper plants for an early harvest next season. Depending on your region, you can grow them as houseplants or store dormant plants in a cool garage.

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 ...