Viola × wittrockiana, commonly referred to as pansies, are like cabbages and leafy greens in that they love a little bit of ...

A successful vegetable garden should not only contain vegetables. It should be a diverse planting scheme, or polyculture, that also includes herbs and a range of flowers. In an organic garden, ...

With a couple decades of experience, garden author Pamela Crawford has mastered easy and instant container gardens and pinpointed the best plants for the Southern landscape. Yet there was one area of ...

As you plant flowers in the vegetable garden, play with colors and textures as the author does in her beautiful central California edible landscape. Grow a profusion of pollen- and nectar-rich blooms ...

To ensure success for your crops, direct-sow seeds as early as possible in August. If your frost date is rapidly approaching, look for fast-maturing crops or plant starts instead of sowing seeds. It ...

Which spring vegetables should you plant? The changing seasons bring with them blooming flowers, baby animals and a new chance to exercise your green thumb. Spring often inspires us to clear out the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Barbara Damrosch, Special to The Washington Post As gardeners, we cast our plants in different roles. “Because you’re so beautiful,” we tell a rosebush, ...

The All-America Selections organization has been providing information about new and improved flowers and vegetables since ...

With sunny days, consistent weather and warmer soil, July can be a great time to sow seeds and plant more starts. By picking the right vegetables and flowers for your climate, you can enjoy a ...