As the short, cold days of winter drag on, slowly lengthening, our fingers itch to dig in warm, crumbly soil again. We flip ...

While National Arbor Day is always in April, many Floridians do not know that Florida’s Arbor Day is the third Friday in ...

Some homeowners gaze out their windows and see lush and beautiful gardens. Others would like to see lush and beautiful ...

Do tomatoes love basil but hate brussels sprouts? Traditional companion planting, which involves planting different types of plants together or in close proximity, makes many such statements, often ...

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If you want to fill your garden with colour next spring, plant bulbs from October to December, before the first frost. Daffodils, tulips, crocus, grape hyacinths and fritillarias are just some of ...

Here's our guide to growing your own. Before buying cucumber seed, check that they're ideal for your needs. Greenhouse cucumbers need to be raised in growing bags under the protection of glass ...

At the same time downstream seed treatments have helped build new product and service portfolios for ag retailers, there’s another growing opportunity. The list of products to be applied in the ...

Planting wildflowers will bring benefits to your local bees and butterflies, as well as brightening up any area. You can also work with your local community, school or council to get permission to ...

What's that plant in the backyard? Or on the hiking trail you're traversing? In the past, you'd have to browse a field book to have any hope of identifying it, but these days all you need is a ...