This year’s not-so-superbloom of wildflowers in San Luis Obispo County may have peaked in most places, but not so along Highway 46 West this week. Many of the road-cut hillsides from Green Valley Road ...

As I prepare to host a backyard wedding for a third time, I am getting used to making my garden look impressive at odd times of the year. This time the challenge will be to get something blooming ...

I grew up in a family where my mom didn’t work out of the home. She was a good country cook — actually, one of the last. I mean, she was up at 4 a.m. making her own bread, which she would turn into ...

MOBILE, Alabama-- I've been threatening everyone with Gulf Coast sweet peas for 15 years now. In my early years as a garden writer, I’d have to say that sweet pea anguish was almost as pervasive as ...

“Hey, sweet pea” is an expression we’ve all grown up hearing. But few of us have actually spent time thinking about where ...

Colors burst out of glass vases on the tables under the white tent. Pinks, purples, whites, reds. Some of these flowers are for sale, but others were fighting for first place. Betsy Heckel held the ...

Powdery mildew on sweet peas is one of the most common problems you'll have with these flowering favourites, especially as we head into late summer. In fact, you might find cases of powdery mildew on ...