Learning how to collect seeds from perennials is a satisfying experience and offers a more sustainable approach to growing flowers. In simple terms, perennials are plants that live for more than two ...

Seed saving connects a gardener more closely to a plant’s life cycle. It’s also a way to disconnect from corporations that copyright seed varieties, often limiting plant diversity. Saved heritage ...

February is the month when indoor seed-starting takes center stage in the Northern gardening world. It’s when eager gardeners get busy starting their cool-season plants, such as cabbage, broccoli, ...

Spring is right around the corner, and that means hills, meadows, and green spaces will soon be bursting to life with all ...

If you are like I am, you are already starting to think about next year’s annual and perennial flower gardening projects and landscaping priorities. At the same time, as my current flowers start to ...

Who thinks of planting flower seeds this time of year? Not many gardeners. Yet now is an ideal time to plant perennial flower seeds. They'll only grow leaves and stems this year -- but next year and ...

Jack asks: I read your plant of the month article for March about perennial peanut. I couldn’t find plants anywhere but found seeds at Farm and Garden. I am worried that chickens and other birds that ...

It's common for many flowering perennials to be propagated using vegetative methods, such as cuttings or division. But, if you don't have a green thumb, you might find these methods a little daunting.