Sure you can grow all the super sweet enhanced hybrids you want but I'd like to share with you four tales of some unusual sweet corns. ...

Corn Poppies, Monet 1873 Yes, I am talking about the Midwest and, no I'm not pushing any envelopes here. As a kid, I remember planting ...

Somehow I was able to narrow down my dahlia order to just three after looking at the Swan Island Dahlias catalog of 350. I have always be...

B&D Lillies www.bdlillies.com 'Raspberry Swirl' (above) The premiere source for asiatic, oriental and trumpet lillies in the US ...

The AAS winners for 2011 are generating a lot of buzz as they do every year. There are three new vegetables including two tomatoes ideal fo...

This column first appeared in the June issue of the Kansas City Gardener. Drive into most new home developments in the Kansas City area and ...

The Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the most beautiful places on earth. In this master gardener's mind it ranks not too far above t...

A Cartoon by Joseph Tychonievich The seed catalog people are all about pushing new varieties and getting them to the market as soon as possi...

I'm working on a major landscape project for a dear friend this year. It's a 1910 two story home with a wrap around porch. All white...

Can't sleep again tonight so I'm blogging. Came across this serene imagine earlier in the day while checking the spelling of hellebo...

The most exciting introduction of 2011 is hands down 'Black Velvet' petunia. Most flowers that use black or night are just very dark...