University of Queensland researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening ...

"The current period of dormancy provides gardeners with time planning for the future. In a recent column, we emphasized sequential planning, with the long-term goal of developing a landscape with a ...

Winter cold actually aids germination of some seeds. They will fare poorly if planted too late. It's advisable to plant seeds of California poppy, bread seed poppy, larkspur, nigella and bachelors ...

How Mulch Benefits Your Garden. Using mulch around trees and landscape plantings keeps grass from competing with them for ...

Standing five feet away, I could smell it in the air. Acrid, damp, toe-curling—a memory from my past. The nose is a powerful ...

My last article discussed how to prepare seedlings for growing plants. In February, the gardener needs to consider what plants require some form of pruning before the gardening season. Pruning ...

New “slow flower” farms grow beautiful blooms—without health-harming chemicals used by overseas operations that dominate the ...

Hazelnuts have long been prized as a tasty and nutritious food. Found in forests statewide in Missouri, they are a favorite ...

Next the researchers are working on soybeans and cowpeas; the latter is “a hugely important food-security crop in African ...

If you’re in doubt or experiencing poor germination, test a few of the seeds (10 is a good number) by wrapping them in a ...

Loropetalum or Chinese fringe flower is an early spring blooming evergreen shrub with white, pink, red, or purple flowers. Learn how to care for loropetalum and when the blooms will appear.

A painstaking analysis of land-plant evolution has revealed how to engineer crops that produce a popular antioxidant ...