Despite the heat, a number of plants are making a great show in our landscapes. In past columns I discussed lantana, esperanza, poinciana, firebush and thyrallis. There are more to recognize and ...

Zinnias are beloved for their bold hues, long-lasting blooms, and ability to attract helpful pollinators like bees and ...

Cutting gardens are trendy again as a new generation embraces the idea of growing free bouquets. If you’re thinking of giving the style a try this growing season, the National Garden Bureau offers ...

The past year of gardening has been a labor of love for families all across the Midwest. This year was the first year I had ever planted a large garden. The idea of this garden was in the works for ...

Tall sunflowers make handy natural supports for climbing vegetables and flowers, and their pollen-rich blooms entice insects to pollinate crops. However, sunflowers don’t play nicely with all edible ...

There was a time when a house had flowers in it every single week, not because someone drove to the florist, but because ...

Our readers sent a bunch of beauties to our Beautiful Blooms email last week – all extremely colorful and making it difficult to choose our favorites. Today’s highlighted Beautiful Blooms were decided ...

Designing a vegetable garden that supports pollinators has the potential to increase garden productivity and improve the ...

The Sunflower Garden, located on Route 27 just south of Manchester, is open Wednesdays through Sundays through the beginning of October. With about 5 acres of flowers, including many varieties of ...

Get planting. Sow these 7 flowers in April for non-stop summer color ...

Spring is in the air, and it might also be a good time for people to wake up and smell the roses or ... zinnias.

Never has the cheer of homegrown color been more essential. Here’s how to get it — even if you haven’t started planting yet. By Margaret Roach My farmer-florist neighbor Jennifer Elliott’s 15-acre ...