To get a head start on the growing season, start slow-growing perennial herbs such as rosemary and lavender 10 to 12 weeks before your expected last frost. Start perennial herbs with a moderately slow ...

They may be pretty, but invasive shrubs crowd out native plants and ruin local ecosystems in your backyard. Keep these ...

If you’ve ordered garden seeds from a seed catalog or online seed company at any time in the past, then you probably have a stack of 2026 seed catalogs or several online catalog offers in your inbox.

If you've tried scattering wildflower seeds to create the Instagram meadow effect and failed, try the mosaic planting trend ...

Q: If one wants both drought-tolerant (water-efficient) and California native wildflowers, what are the options?

Its paper catalog is available for free, “and always will be,” according to its website. This year’s edition offers over 380 ...

Senorita Rosalita has been chosen as the Proven Winners "Landscape Annual of the Year" for 2026. Awards are commonplace when ...

While most of Michigan’s native plant species are hunkered down for the season, a rare winter flower – yellow fumewort – is ...

Move your potted citruses and other weather-sensitive plants into the greenhouse for protection. In the late winter, usually in January, start seeds for tomatoes and peppers so they’ll be ready to ...

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It’s the new year, and it’s already time to think about spring. One of your first tasks is starting seeds for cold-tolerant, early spring annuals that require a long lead time before being ...

CLINTON — The community is invited to learn how to grow native plants that support at-risk pollinators — using recycled milk jugs and winter weather — during a hands-on workshop. Experienced native ...