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 ...

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There’s something quietly thrilling about planting a seed. You press it into the soil, water it in, and then you wait. For a ...

NEILS LUNCEFORDAutumn – not spring – is the best time to sow wildflower seed.By spreading your seed in the autumn, you allow them to remain cold and dormant through the winter – a process some seed ...

It doesn’t matter how many fancy plants I have, I can’t resist a host of simple bloomers: Shirley poppies, California poppies, larkspur and flax. I can always rely on these easy annuals to fill voids ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Budding gardeners who can’t face the elements of winter could be considering starting off with some seeds indoors. You don’t need ...

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 ...

Close to 100 people lined up Saturday morning to participate in a donation-based winter sowing activity sponsored by the Valparaiso Native Plant Group. Visitors were able to leave the event with their ...