With warm soil and just-warming air temperatures, June is the perfect time to get these annuals, herbs, and vegetables into ...

Does your garden explode with color in early summer, and fade away fast? Consider planting these late summer flowers, which ...

If you want your strawberries to be healthy and happy, keep a close eye on what other plants they are hanging out with!

Discover a variety of fast-growing, spreading perennials and learn how to care for them in your garden. Explore tips and ...

Most perennial salvias bloom from summer through autumn and flower more abundantly with frequent deadheading. If you want to ...

Looking for a plant to help you fill those tough to manage spots in the drier and shadier parts of the garden? Here are three ...

Since crape myrtles flower in summer, it’s usually wise to keep your pruners stowed away until these plants enter a state of dormancy in winter. Pruning in summer can delay blooming and make crape ...

Zinnias grow quickly in the summer heat, sometimes taking less than two months from seed to flower. They also have a long bloom time, lasting from two to five months, so you can enjoy these colorful ...

Start from seed: Zinnias, sunflowers, cosmos, and marigolds are easy to grow from seed. You can purchase these at local nurseries too, but I recommend only planting sunflowers from seed because they ...

People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans aren’t the only ...

Tomatoes don’t set fruit until temperatures warm into the 80s. So if you find a plant with fruit already set because it has ...