It should be safe to plant tender bedding plants now such as marigolds, zinnias, blue daze, pentas, celosia, salvia, portulaca, purslane, lantana and others. Try to wait until the weather is warmer in ...

Summer weather is just around the corner and bedding plants offer a simple way of adding a pop of colour to your floral border. However, given that most bedding plants are tender, they can not survive ...

Question: We like to bring flowers indoors from the landscape. What are some good bedding plants to grow for cut flowers during summer? Answer: Any plant blooming during the summer would likely make a ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Also known as pot ...

Tomatoes are many gardeners' favorite summer crop, but pests can ruin those dreams of homegrown salads and pasta sauces. That's why some growers add a surprising companion plant to their garden beds.

As temperatures continue to stay warm, gardeners need to pay extra attention to their bedding plants – otherwise they risk losing them. The UK is fast approaching its fourth heatwave, which means many ...

Pansies are a great autumn/winter stalwart. With impossibly cheery flowers, you can go garish and multicoloured or choose the more demure varieties in richer single colours. Try a large container of a ...

America's favorite bedding flower is in big trouble, and that trouble has reached the Bay Area. Common impatiens, or Impatiens walleriana, once relatively free of pests, is now contracting a disease ...

The concept of raised-bed gardens has been around since medieval times. Today, they are seemingly more popular than ever, especially in urban areas. A raised-bed garden is a space-saving way to have a ...

Your garden doesn't have to lose its colour in winter – in fact, this colder season can be some of the most rewarding, with plenty of hardy flowers that thrive in the chill and brighten even the ...