Plant these beautiful perennials in the fall for a lively spring garden. Most of these perennials need to experience cold to ...

When the fall months arrive, you're probably thinking about putting your garden to bed for the winter. Many of the flowers and crops are done growing for the year, but your work in the garden doesn't ...

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 ...

Every year, Martha and I grow dozens of poppy varieties. These must-have flowers are easy to grow and last for many years in the garden, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies. We grow them ...

If you have a large open bed in a sunny spot, consider breaking up the soil and seeding larkspur, poppies, bachelor buttons, and sweet peas.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Planting spring bulbs in the fall not only sets your garden up for a showy spring display with a kaleidoscope of vibrant colors as the snow melts, but it also fulfils a biological need known as ...

While many are putting their gardens to bed for the winter, others are already planning and starting their fall vegetable gardens. To some folks, it's still a relatively new idea that gardening can be ...