Growing delicious herbs and vegetables starts with knowing your goals and when you want to plant

Plant tomato seedlings in spring for one of the best tastes of summer, fresh from your backyard

February Gardener: Plant sprouts, start seedlings, force bulbs, grow an orchid and more

See how to start edibles from seed, then transfer the seedlings to a box on stilts to make harvesting more fun

Nourish butterflies and other winged creatures with the tubular flowers of Monarda fistulosa, a pretty pink native

A shortgrass prairie native wildflower fit for pollinators and dry trouble spots offers benefits all year long

Smooth sumac provides powerful jolts of fall color and persistent fruit clusters that add interest through the winter

Silvery stems in winter and a haze of purple blooms in spring and summer make this spiky plant a year-round performer in the garden

True blue and adored by hummingbirds, blue sage is easy to grow from seed in a sunny fall garden

Architecturally spiky yet soft in a breeze, this heat-tolerant plant brings on the butterflies and gives gardens a delicious scent