A jar of poppy seeds sitting open next to two poppy seed bagels. - Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock It's tempting to wonder if that little jar of grocery store poppy seeds in your pantry could do more than top ...

Every year, Martha and I grow dozens of poppy varieties. These must-have flowers are easy to grow and last for many years in the garden, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies. We grow them ...

February is the month when indoor seed-starting takes center stage in the Northern gardening world. It’s when eager gardeners get busy starting their cool-season plants, such as cabbage, broccoli, ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Gardeners come in two sorts… those that start from seed and those that buy plants. Perhaps a combination is best. Last week we talked about vegetables, this week it's flowers.

Use a sharp secateurs and a garden shears to cut back dead leaves and any old, faded flower stems from perennials growing in ...