Pruning back old and diseased growth now will help these five different plants thrive later in the year, so you can enjoy a greater flowering season.

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When plants come up, they can be grown under fluorescent lights or next to a sunny window until frost is done for the season ...

Water passes through sandy soil like a sieve—any plants growing in sandy soil must be drought-tolerant, because water passes ...

It might not be gardening weather yet. But a new free seed library in Sioux City will have you planning and dreaming of your ...

The largest agricultural boom on the planet threatens to destroy a spectacular savanna. Here's what happens when progress ...

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Native plants provide nectar ... include anise hyssop, pale purple coneflower, prairie blazing star, great blue lobelia, stiff goldenrod, smooth blue aster and butterfly weed.