A. You can sow seed indoors six to eight weeks before the expected last frost. Our official last freeze date is March 1, so sow in January. Seeds need light to germinate. Sprinkle on the soil surface, ...

In December, spring flowers are often the last thing on your mind. But despite the chill, many early bloomers can be started ...

Discover a selection of flowers to sow in December that will give you earlier blooms next year, along with expert sowing tips ...

When flower blooms begin to fade, hunt for tiny treasures in the garden. Save a fistful of money and earn even more satisfaction by collecting seeds from plants. Seeds from petunias, snapdragons, ...

Snapdragons growing in a traffic roundabout in Talpiot, a Jersualem neighborhood, are not like any I have ever seen before. They are uniformly tall, flawless, full-blooming plants and appear to be ...

The late season flower garden is often the most visually dynamic time of the gardening calendar. One popular flower that provides weeks of color is the snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus). Although often ...

With one notable exception, the conditions over the past weeks were fairly gentle, with more useable outdoor days than the month usually brings. I found the days passed with almost shocking speed, ...

At this time of year I always get a rush of blood to the head and decide it’s time to start buying seeds. With the days getting longer, snowdrops popping up everywhere and the odd sunny day, it’s all ...