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Cattleya flowers. (iStock │ #1369244476 - y-studio)
Home and Family, Horticulture

Orchids: A cure for winter doldrums

Winter has many daydreaming about a tropical paradise. Orchids can transform the average home into a tropical setting. Read More

Miniature succulent plants in a planter. (Adobe Stock │ #335986421 - xiaoliangge)
Home and Family, Horticulture

‘Succulent mania’ takes root

Araucaria heterophylla tree. (Adobe Stock │ #538043059 - wasanajai)
Holidays, Home and Family

A Christmas tree from the South Pacific



Sweet potato harvest. (Adobe Stock │ #477005217 - zhang yongxin)

Can you dig sweet potatoes?

Man using a spade in the garden. (iStock │ #168614024 - nicolamargaret)

Time to take plants indoors

Yellow black-eyed susans, Rudbeckia hirta, flowering in a summer garden. (Adobe Stock │ #335345123 - AngieC)

Increase flower power by dividing overgrown perennials

Woman watering plants outside in summer. (Adobe Stock │ #164543729 - Kalim)

Too much moisture can hinder root development

Poppy field at sunset in the Harz Mountains. (Adobe Stock │ #113470453 - ohenze)

Poppy: Remembrance of fallen heroes

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Red cabbage. Photo courtesy National Garden Bureau.

March is the time to plant hardy, heady, healthy cabbage and kale

Broom from green mistletoe (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #241283907 - arybickii)

Deck the halls with proper caution

Half and slice butternut squash in a bowl for cooking (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #301505120 - nungning20)

Squash: Always the bridesmaid, never the bride at Thanksgiving