Viola × wittrockiana, commonly referred to as pansies, are like cabbages and leafy greens in that they love a little bit of ...

I always get excited when the first flowers bloom in the spring. There’s nothing like watching your garden come to life and seeing new growth after the dormancy of winter. When I see the first bright ...

Starting seeds indoors in January can give you a head start on masses of summer blooms, especially for slow-establishing ...

These flowers ought to bring some brightness to early spring, and with some needing attention up to 12 weeks before the last frost, you can get started now. Others require no preparation — just dig ...

Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. Zinnias are cold-hardy and will bloom until autumn's ...

Perennials are a popular option for flower gardens, and for good reason—they come back on their own. But there’s another option to bring flowering annuals into your garden that don’t need to be ...

You can plant dormant trees and shrubs and sow native plant seeds in January to get a head start on your garden. Discover ...

Donna Foster, who lives in East Long Beach near the CSULB campus, emailed me concerning a sunny slope, nearly bare, that needs planting. She was thinking of broadcasting seeds and wanted to know my ...