Cool-season bedding plants are those that are planted from October to March. They like mild to cool temperatures and tolerate ...

Corn is a great bet for a quick and rewarding summer harvest. This fast-growing crop performs well in USDA hardiness zones ...

Zinnias bloom continuously all summer—and pollinators can’t resist them. Here, how to plant and grow zinnias like an expert ...

Violas are another cool-season favorite, and for good reason. They can survive temperatures well below freezing and are heat tolerant enough to last until mid-May. Their low, mounded growth habit ...

At this time of year, when the summer’s bounty of dahlias, zinnias, cosmos and roses have started to fade from memory, I find ...

“An annual is a plant that produces colorful blooms all season long and lasts for just one year,” explains Dan Stuppiello, divisional merchandise manager of Live Goods at Home Depot. “If you want to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When you think of the prime time to start gardening, your mind likely immediately jumps to the spring and ...

It’s not uncommon for gardeners to experience some winter blues as the weather turns colder and the growing season comes to an end. If you find yourself missing the fresh growth and vividness of ...

You don’t really know lantana until you’ve seen it in a hot, frost-free climate. It’s a colorful monster, growing increasingly vivid in the dead heat of summer. Triple-digit temperatures degrees send ...

Ever wanted to change the color of your flowers on demand? Well thanks to a pair of biologists in Colorado, you might soon be able to do just that. Nikolai Braun and Keira Havens of Revolution ...

When the days grow shorter in winter and many plants have long lost their green attire, the poinsettia brings color into the ...