We all know that there is a specific kind of magic that happens when spring finally arrives. The world stretches awake, the soil softens, and suddenly every neighbor with a porch pot becomes a garden ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colorful zinnia blooms in shades of pink, orange, and yellow - mariokinhed/Shutterstock A ...

Zinnias are one of the longest-lasting flowers in the summer and fall garden. Although they don't get going until it heats up, they will produce blooms until the first fall frost. Deadheading keeps ...

Q: I’d like to try saving seeds from my zinnias to plant next year. I’ve stored seeds from milkweed but not from vegetables or garden flowers. How should I harvest them? Where should I store them? Do ...

Gather wild sunflower, Joe pye weed, goldenrod, bergamot, milkweed and zinnia seeds, and store them over the winter in a dry, cool place that doesn’t receive direct sunlight.. Courtesy photo As fall ...

Collecting seeds from summer-flowering plants in October is a quick and easy task that gets you seeds to grow next year for more plants. When the temperature and light levels drop in fall, preparing ...

Learn exactly when to plant zinnia seeds indoors or out, plus care tips for maximizing blooms. Zinnias make fantastic cut flowers and companion plants, and their rainbow-hued blooms fit right into ...

Last fall, we moved a bunch of small shrubs in the OPC display garden to make room for a rock garden that will be installed next spring. There is a lot of empty space around them, so I plan to grow ...