For a vibrant display at the height of summer, lasting well into the autumn months, pot up some dahlia tubers now.

Apart from shortening the life of your other blooms, when the sap touches the skin, it can cause a rash or itch when handling ...

Some see henbit and dandelions as weeds, but they are actually one of the first foods available to our pollinating insects in ...

I paid a lot of attention to those words because I already had a big — make that a giant interest in growing these fascinating plants that seemed to defy the worst of abuse and still kept on growing, ...

"When you first cut the bottom of the stems of daffodils, they’ll start to emit the sticky toxic sap," David explains. “You ...

Dahlias come in various colors, shapes and sizes, making them easy to include in any garden, container and bouquet.

Decorative dahlias make great cut flowers, and their sturdy stems make them easy to grow with other flowers ... You’ll only need one or a few dinnerplate dahlia blooms to make a statement in a vase or ...

Bloom period is another factor. Spring blooming plants like forsythia or lilac should only be pruned once they have finished ...

"Gardeners are about to enter the spring season (March 20), so now is the time to plan for the blooms during the summer ...

Another Illinois winter comes closer to a close, depending on which region of the state you live in. Cold and snowy days may ...