Maybe you want to share a favorite flowering plant with friends and family. Or perhaps you just want more bang for your gardening buck. Whatever the reason, harvesting flower seeds takes little effort ...

Q: I have lots of lavender shrubs in my front yard. As they're doing so well, I would like some more to plant at the back of my plot, too. Is it possible to collect the seeds from the flowers to sow ...

Just because you've plucked all your garden's fruits and veggies and watered your flowers for the last time doesn't mean your gardening job is over. It's time to start harvesting seeds. While it's ...

Most gardeners consider deadheading crape myrtle trees more trouble than it's worth. (NOLA.com|The Times-Picayune archive) QUESTION: I had a problem with my crape myrtle trees this year. They bloomed ...

Whether you have an expansive yard or a collection of pots on a fire escape, all gardeners share a lust for color. Bold flowers exploding into glorious bloom are not only an exciting sign of warmer ...

Otto von Bismarck, the powerful diplomatic deal-maker of 19th century Europe, is famously quoted as saying that politics is “the art of the possible.” Horticulture, by contrast, could be defined as ...

Q Here is a picture of my hibiscus plant. As you can see, it has pods that I thought were buds and you thought were seed pods. Please let me know the correct answer. A The plant looks like a rose of ...

Some of the funkiest plants we grow in our gardens are at their peak right now. We've got all sorts of new pumpkins out there, gourds that run the gamut from size to color to bumpy warts, Indian corn ...

I notice that when I go to cut off the dead flowers on my rose bushes, some of the past blooms have grown a ball shape below the faded flower. I wondered what they were and if I should really be ...

Time-lapse of planting an okra from a seed to harvest-able pods. The okra seed was sowed under potting mix soil in a 10-inch container indoor. It took over a week to sprout. The seedling was growing ...