Many people are familiar with the term “growing zone” as it is often included on plant labels that help gardeners decide which plants might thrive in their home gardens. A plant tag may say “Zones 3-6 ...

Outside, it still looks like winter. But on the kitchen table, a stack of seed packets says otherwise. March is the month when indoor seed starting takes off in earnest, and if you’ve ever ended up ...

Before wasting time, money and effort in the garden, you need to take a close look the USDA Planting Zones. Here is how to understand it. You don’t want to start planting your garden without knowing ...

With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, where displays are overstocked with eye-catching seed ...

When spring arrives, gardeners are ready to buy plants, and many times we are trying something new and different. View full sizeIllustration by Kenneth Harrison / The Times-Picayune One of the most ...

March arrives, and the garden urge hits hard. The seed catalogs have been studied, and the beds are calling, but one question stops most gardeners before they start: Is it actually time to plant where ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Top view of flowers in pots with gardening tools on grey floor. Before venturing to the nursery, ask yourself, "What gardening ...