Now's the time to harvest these native plant seeds to grow more of your favorite species for free.

We all want to fill our gardens with flowers in a flash, but there’s no reason you have to spend a bundle. Many beautiful, long-blooming flowers grow easily (and quickly!) from seed. And you’ll save ...

Annuals give their all during their short lifespan. Many annual flowers bloom profusely and continuously throughout the season. They can be grown in garden beds, raised beds, pots, and hanging baskets ...

After blooming in summer and early fall, black-eyed Susan flowers will fade, turn brown, and become dry and crispy. At that ...

Annuals give their all during their short lifespan. Many annual flowers bloom profusely and continuously throughout the season. They can be grown in garden beds, raised beds, pots, and hanging baskets ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Forty years ago, Renee Shepherd was an instructor at UC Santa Cruz, having earned a Ph.D. at the university. She was accustomed to playing soccer with European graduate students and inviting them over ...

Did you know you can start perennials from seed? Here are a few plants that will bring so much color to a garden of any size, all for just a few dollars! They say fall is for planting, and that may be ...

Last week I wrote about keeping gardens small and simple if you are a newbie to gardening. Another recommendation, also for experienced gardeners, is experimenting with self-seeding plants.

While things are frozen and white outside, some home gardeners are thinking about getting a head start on garden plants by starting seeds indoors. Rosie Lerner, Purdue University consumer horticulture ...