Hello, Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! The dry weather continues here in the Valley. I hope we receive the rain which is in the forecast for the weekend. Water needs for our field crops, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... If you’re ever visiting Denver Botanic Gardens and spot a horticulturist with a ZZ Top beard and a straw hat, it’s probably Mike Bone, curator of Steppe ...

Summer is not the traditional time for planting, but you can add perennials to your garden this month, provided you pick wisely. That is where drought-tolerant perennials come to the fore; they can be ...

When I first started gardening more than 40 years ago, it made no sense to me why anyone would plant a flower that lived for just one summer when there were so-called “perennials” that came back year ...

If you’re searching for a low-maintenance, eco-friendly alternative to traditional grass lawns, perennials (most often low-growing crop covers) offer stunning and practical solutions. These resilient ...

A garden flourishes when it has both annual flowers and perennial flowers. Annuals give you a chance to grow plants outside your hardiness zone, to experiment with different plants, and to put in some ...