New to gardening? Cultivate your green thumb with this jargon-busting gardening glossary. Discover what the most popular ...

I can see him in memory, my fluffy Maine coon cat with a plume of a tail, trotting beside me on the first day of gardening ...

This is the time of year that the weather finally relaxes a bit. The days are shorter and cooler, the rain begins to fall and ...

Fall is for planting, but those autumnal container plants need special care to look their best as the growing season winds ...

As temperatures drop, now is a good time to bring those precious plants inside but also consider how you can best use your ...

"Most mature agaves generate offsets (rhizomatous suckers) called 'pups.' This is a vegetative or asexual method of ...

Are you considering an attempt to germinate grass seed by laying it on top of the soil? Here are a few things you should know ...

It's often marketed as a versatile garden aid, with claims it can boost seed germination, improve plant growth, and even keep ...

From delicate dandelions to mighty oak trees, millions of plants use seeds to reproduce. But where did the first seeds come ...

I’ve seen various cold stratification methods for seeds, including using empty milk containers, buckets, and ice cube trays.

It isn’t just that they survive that cold; some seeds quite literally need that cold blast to germinate in spring. Temperatures as high as 39-40°F are sufficient for this process, so few ...

Did you know you can start seeds outdoors in winter? Winter sowing requires minimal investment, satisfies any requirement a ...