For the past 6,000 years, humans have cultivated poppy flowers, including Papaver somniferum, which is one of several species ...

As gardeners put their beds to rest for the winter months, now is the time to take stock of the successes you celebrated and ...

While most gardeners start seeds in spring, winter sowing can allow you to plant vegetable, herb, and flower seeds a whole lot earlier. Not only does winter sowing extend the growing season and ...

You might think you have to wait until spring to sow seeds for summer flowers, but to get beautiful blooms early in the year, you can plant some in November.

Many gardeners start flower, vegetable and herb seeds indoors during winter months in order to have seedlings to plant outdoors after the last spring frost occurs, typically around the last week in ...

Discover a selection of flowers to sow in December that will give you earlier blooms next year, along with expert sowing tips ...

DENVER — Naturally in your garden, seeds that have been dormant spend the winter in the ground where their hard outer coat is softened by frost and moisture called “cold stratification." This process ...

Save money and indoor space used for starting seeds indoors with winter sowing. This easy technique allows you to start transplants from seeds outdoors without a greenhouse or cold frame. Growing your ...

Starting seeds inside under lights isn’t the only way to get young plants growing ahead of our frost-free growing season. A lot of gardeners are discovering the little-known option of “winter-sowing,” ...

Although many plants have gone dormant, the winter garden is still an active place. Birds are feasting on last season's seed heads, filling their bellies and dropping seeds all over the ground. These ...

Winter-sowing is basically creating little greenhouses for seeds that need to be stratified or chilled to germinate. It’s a great way to save money by starting plants from seed and recycling your ...