Hardy annuals, in horticultural terms, ticks two boxes: ‘hardy’, meaning not susceptible to frost, and ‘annual’, meaning it ...

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Tropical plants, such as hibiscus and ferns, need warmth and humidity to thrive, so they typically do well indoors, says ...

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Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. Maxed out on marigolds? Put out with petunias?

When the temperatures drop and your mums and annuals begin to fade, your garden doesn’t have to lose its color! Owner of Majestic Nursery Company Jeff Pansing joined Living ...

Beautiful marigolds and other annuals are calling from garden centers. Here’s how to help them thrive in your garden. Adele L. Wilcoxen Johnson County K-State Research and Extension Garden centers all ...

Summer annuals are the champions of the late-season garden. Perennials are the majority residents in my flower gardens, and each year, I welcome the reliable, repeat performers when they arrive to ...

Annual plants don’t live for a year as the name suggests. Scraggly, unkempt-looking summer annuals are part of the late-season landscape. Cosmos, both the orange and pink types; petunias, callibroacha ...

When selecting flowers for a cutting garden, research their bloom time and length, Watson says. Sweet peas, larkspur and pot marigold tend to bloom early in the summer. Zinnias, sunflowers and cone ...

Already, the snapdragons have lost their snap, the sweet peas have petered out, and the pansies are turning in to sure enough pansies. By the end of June, all those wonderful flowers you enjoyed ...

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