Whoever said “hope springs eternal in the human breast” must have been talking about the mail-order plant business. On dreary winter days we all love browsing through mail order plant and seed ...

No surprise here: When it comes to weather, most indoor and outdoor plants prefer the hot days of summer to the cold chill of winter. But sometimes things happen — like an unexpected (and ...

To get a larger plant selection conveniently sent to your home, there is an online market of bulbs, seeds and plants. But how do you know you are ordering quality plants? For people who love plants, ...

It’s always fun when garden catalogs arrive in the mail. Mine generally start to arrive in December and continue through February. In the evening when things slow down, you will find me drooling over ...

People often stare in disbelief when I suggest buying a plant from a nursery thousands of miles away. Surely no plant could survive such a journey! Not so. This time of year, trucks and airplane holds ...