Baby, it's cold outside ... but don't let that stop you from planting! Enjoy the crisp air as you plant these seeds, plants, ...

The best plants to add color to a winter garden are those that can handle chilly weather while showing off flowers, berries, ...

The first winter I got brave with pruning, I “tidied up” a lilac on a sunny January afternoon. Come spring, the shrub was ...

We all need a little help getting through winter. My wife, for instance, is an obligate palm tree person. About 20 years ago, after a few years of trying to convince me that we should head south for a ...

Winter, with its plunging temperatures and brief windows of daylight, can seem a world away from the warm and sunny gardening season. However, thanks to some particularly hardy plants, even the depths ...

For centuries, people have looked to nature for clues about the seasons ahead. While modern meteorology relies on satellites ...

Kansas winds create beautiful motion in the landscape, and upright grasses swaying in the breeze add interest that cut-back ...

Ugh. It's winter in the Ohio Valley. I know winter is important, ecologically and I know most of our trees and shrubs and herbaceous perennials need a cold spell to break winter’s dormancy grip. I ...

They're the perfect plant to have in your garden at this time of year as they flower from December or January through to ...

Indiangrass ( Sorghastrum nutans) is a prairie grass native to southeastern North America. "It provides cover year-round for ...

As a newbie gardener some 50 years ago, I thought one only gardened in the spring and early summer. But then I learned ...

Many winter flowers bloom well even with low maintenance. Marigold, Petunia, Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, and Pansy grow quickly in ...