Propagating houseplants is one of the most satisfying things you can do as a plant owner, and it costs almost nothing. A ...

Pots and containers offer a superb alternative to planting in the ground. This is especially true in areas of your garden that have little or no soil, like wooden decks, concrete patios, and small, ...

If you don't want to worry about constant planning and re-planting, check out these self-seeding flowers that will repeatedly sprout during the summer.

Two new mandevilla vines with glowing flowers, a caladium with black leaves, and a bright-white zinnia that blooms all summer despite high heat headline the list of interesting new annual flowers ...

Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas cactus are related plants that are all extremely easy to propagate. When you trim these plants up to encourage more blooms or to neaten leggy stems, save a few of ...

Plant breeding has been a practice for at least 12,000 years, but it's only been in the past 100 years that more advanced scientific methods like sequencing DNA genomes have been used. It's not just ...

Happy New Year! Mary and I wish everyone the very best for the upcoming year. I hope you enjoy our weekly gardening chats as much as I do. As I’ve said a million times, we’re all in this together, ...

Question: After the recent freeze, there are lots of open areas in my flower garden. When can I start seeds of zinnias and marigolds to grow transplants for these areas? Answer: Start the warm season ...

Molly Mauzy in her gardens at Brown Dog Blooms on Middlebrook Road in Staunton. Photo by Crystal Graham. From hobbyist to full-time flower farmer, Molly Mauzy with Brown Dog Blooms is at home ...

Petunias and calibrachoas are high-feed species. Low-maintenance plants include begonias and coleus. As spring breathes new life into Michigan, gardeners across the state are eager to dig in and plant ...