Some ground cover plants thrive when planted in the cooler weather. Before the first frost, plant these ground covers to ...

Sometimes to get your early spring garden ready, you need to start in the fall. A little work now will ensure bright, ...

With their papery petals and clear, bright colors, oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) are among the most recognizable plants in the poppy species. Unlike corn poppies and California poppies, these ...

Empty raised beds? Fill them with these easy fall and winter gardening projects to keep growing, enrich the soil, and make ...

As the days get shorter and the heat of summer fades, it’s time to start thinking about your fall garden. Autumn is an excellent time to plant various cold-tolerant herbs and vegetables, as pest ...

In search of orange-flowered perennials for my orange and blue Illini garden, Oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) were a natural choice. The plants I used in my Illini garden were divided off a large ...

From plans for spring harvest to spacing tips to planting basics, there’s a steady stream of tasks to do and things to look forward to ...

Above are the first few lines from the well-known poem, “In Flanders Field.” A Canadian soldier, John McCrae, serving during World War I wrote the poem. At the time, he was stationed in the Belgian ...

It started as my mother’s dream: a beautiful black garden full of drama, mystery, and moonlit blooms. She landscaped her ...

Autumn drought keeps biting across Britain. Beds look tired and thin. A few shrewd plant choices can restore colour. Hosepipe ...