Gardens come in all forms, including setting up a layered array of pots and planters. Fill them with long-blooming, colorful ...

Perennial flowers may be expensive but are well worth the investment. Summer perennials come back year after year, and many are low-maintenance, easy-care plants. Moreover, the perennials you'll find ...

FARGO — What did the young plant say to the old plant during a disagreement? OK, bloomer. In the world of plants, perennial flowers are enjoying the same upswing in popularity as houseplants and ...

A hibiscus with nearly black leaves, a heavy-blooming version of a native pollinator plant, and a tropical that’s cold-tough enough to survive our winters are among the most interesting new perennial ...

For 2012, Burpee's catalog introduces its Boost Collection of six nutrient-rich vegetables designed exclusively for home gardens. (MCT) MCT Garden catalogs are more than pages and pages of pretty ...

February is the month when indoor seed-starting takes center stage in the Northern gardening world. It’s when eager gardeners get busy starting their cool-season plants, such as cabbage, broccoli, ...

For an early start, here are a few of my favorite seed catalogs from the eastern half of the U.S. There are many other good companies in the West, but the list must be manageable. Most companies have ...

As you look through all the seed catalogs arriving in your mailbox and dream about the garden season to come, you may find yourself a bit confused about certain terms you find in those catalogs. Some ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you're looking for a hardy, low-maintenance flower that grows low and looks beautiful, then geraniums ...

There's still time to plant a few annuals in your garden before the weather gets too cold, including cold-hardy varieties of vegetables, herbs, and flowers.

They’re in the mail. Nona Koivula, who as executive director of the National Garden Bureau in Downer’s Grove, Ill., is on everyone’s mailing list, says she received 20 garden catalogs in the first two ...

Nurturing food or flowers from seed is uniquely satisfying. “There’s no other flavor like a home garden vegetable,” says George Ball, president of W. Atlee Burpee & Co. in Warminster, Pa., one of the ...