Plus, a few words about the sweet pea shrub (Polygala x dalmaisiana) since it seems to be everywhere this spring.

This climbing plant doesn't like heat or humidity, with most plants finishing their life cycle by June or July. Gardeners can ...

Sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus cv.) are easy to get started – you soak the seed in water overnight, plant them out in free-draining, compost-rich soil, and give them a support to grow up.

Sweet pea bush is a rangy plant that can grow six feet or taller and has a flower color that combines pink, magenta, and a dash of purple. It is virtually always producing flowers. Cut it back to ...

In the garden in May, sow a wildflower patch, plant fruit and vegetable seeds and plug plants, mow the lawn and prepare to ...

Mother’s Day is this Sunday, but if you haven’t yet planned anything, don’t despair. There are many goings-on scheduled around town this weekend that might please the influential women in your life. H ...

If you've always wanted to start gardening but are worried about your lack of experience, there are a number of flowers that ...

Floriography, often referred to as the “language of flowers,” is a cryptological means of communication where different ...

It's time to get busy planting flowers and vegetables in your yard, but Wayne Hobbs warns you to keep fire prevention in mind ...

Cutting gardens are trendy again... and they give you free bouquets. Here's a how-to on adding one to your yard.

The Texans have their blue bells, the Scots have their blue bonnets, and right here in Auburn we have our bachelor buttons, ...