Key Points Cut off wilted flowers but keep the foliage so the amaryllis can store energy for future blooms.Let the bulb rest ...

What would your garden look like if it were designed to meet the needs of pollinators, beneficial insects, and birds as well ...

Turn off the grow lights, gather a few milk jugs and potting mix and start planting seeds. Winter sowing is a way to start ...

Part craft project, part midwinter experiment, winter sowing allows gardeners to get something growing with cold-hardy seeds.

Deadheading is an important task for any flower garden, but there's a right time and wrong time to do this task, depending on ...

As loose leaf tea spread, China held an extraordinary advantage. Virtually all of the world’s tea trees grew within its ...

It smelled like Christmas inside the Silvaseed extractory Tuesday morning as machines whirred meticulously to remove millions of conifer seeds from cones and sort them into large barrels. Hidden ...

Silvaseed operates the region's largest private seed bank and extractory in Roy. Staff collect, process and x‑ray billions of conifer seeds and grow seedlings. Mast Reforestation sells carbon credits ...

Be a part of history and save money when planting next year’s garden. Collect and save the seeds from your favorite heirloom tomatoes, peppers, beans and peas this fall. The disease-resistant Abe ...

There is good news about the monarch butterfly migration this year. It looks like the number of butterflies that made it to their overwintering grounds in Mexico has nearly doubled compared to last ...