— Find a space to dry seeds, such as a barn, shed or greenhouse, well before it is needed. — Stock up on equipment, such as ...

Growers often train branches to grow into desired shapes by wrapping them first with protective raffia, then with bonsai wire ...

Also known as dumb cane, dieffenbachia is a tropical perennial that can reach up to eight feet in height when kept as a ...

For some unknown reason, I have never grown the perennial Baptisia, aka false indigo plants. I plan on correcting that this ...

Each year as the new garden catalogs begin to arrive I start planning which seeds I want to start, and I always check out the perennial plants to see what’s new and exciting for our zone 3 ...

Bare root plants are a great way to get less common plants that may be only available through catalog sources and can be real bargains if purchased by the bag locally. However, receiving bare root ...

I wrote last time about a flowering shrub called pineapple guava, a plant that produces fruit that resemble neither ...

With dark, velvety bracts that resemble bat wings and whisker-like filaments, the black bat flower is an exotic plant that [… ...

A lot of people expect that will continue to grow with housing prices.” Greeley mayor John Gates added that there are pros and cons to the trend: The thought behind it is it does benefit us and a lot ...

When you need a break from the hustle and bustle of Canada's biggest city, you can hop on a quick, 15-minute ferry ride to the Toronto Islands. Amidst the towering skyscrapers of the city's ...