For flower lovers, growing zinnias is one of the joys of gardening. Their gorgeous blooms brighten up any space, and they're excellent for cutting and bringing indoors to add an explosion of glorious ...

For gardeners with minimal time, energy and funds to use toward making their vegetable gardens look pretty this spring, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Kiki Fontenot suggests considering growing borage.

Poppies can be annual or perennial, but the common red poppy, which is as hardy a flower as you’ll ever plant, is an annual.

Companion planting is a method of gardening that involves placing plants close together for mutual benefit. It’s a permaculture tactic and a practice as old as agriculture itself. Using this method ...

After a wet February, March might even bring more rain, hopefully tapering off by month’s end. Meanwhile, start your summer vegetable garden seeds. Watch for peach and apple and plum trees to bud and ...

For an Earth-friendly garden, keep a succession of plants in the soil by planting cover crops. These are plants grown to improve the soil rather than for harvest. I prepare the soil for the next year ...