Mums are a go-to fall bloom for containers, but that also makes them a bit boring. Spice things up with other, equally pretty ...

Plant cabbage six to eight weeks before your first frost to give it time to mature in cooler temps for sweeter heads. Keep soil moist, fertilize biweekly, and watch for pests like aphids or worms to ...

Cabbage, a member of the Brassica family, is an excellent choice for cold-season gardening. Cabbage is considered a cole crop, a group that includes Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, kale and ...

Heathers are among the most popular low-growing evergreen shrubs, perfect for garden borders – but they make a real feature ...

It's natural to be drawn to the pretty flowers vying for attention at the garden centre this time of year. But as you plan out your garden or containers, don't stroll past the foliage. It has an ...

Activities in your vegetable garden in August are a combination of planting vegetables to ensure that you have a supply of vegetables through the autumn and winter and also planting winter vegetables ...

* What it is: ‘Katarina’ is a super-fast cabbage to mature – ready to pick as soon as 45 days after planting transplants (meaning less time for things to go wrong). The heads are small (about four ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Not all agave are giants. The cabbage head agave (Agave parrasana) is relatively petite and visually coarse. As the name implies, cabbage head ...

Last week’s column was all about mums, which are the most popular annual fall flowers. This week I would like to shine a light on other annual fall flowers. My personal favorite flowers to plant in ...