Spring is undeniably the best time of the year to dust off your gardening equipment and get to planting. And while you can stick to tending to your green hedges, your flourishing veggie patch, and ...

Last January, a Master Gardening column featured a story about winter sowing seeds. While I found the concept intriguing, I was convinced that sowing seeds indoors under lights on heat mats four to ...

For as long as I can remember - which is usually about two minutes, the same as my attention span - I've heard that Good Friday is the traditional day for planting peas. That always struck me as being ...

If you are itching to dust the snow off the garden and get some seeds in, peas are the salvation you’re looking for. I’ve extolled the power of peas before, but I barely scratched the surface on their ...

Nothing makes scents like sweet peas. These climbing, vining legumes aren’t edible — they’re grown for their flowers, and when I say flowers, think armfuls of colorful, ambrosial bouquets, brightening ...

Sweet peas take around 12-14 weeks to flower. Cut handfuls of deliciously-scented flowers for a vase so you can bring their gorgeousness inside. It's sweet pea sowing time, so now is your chance to ...

Who can resist a fat bouquet of redolent sweet peas fresh from the garden? Place in a simple vase and you have the perfect summer arrangement. Sweet peas are fairly easy to grow on the North Coast.

A horticultural specialist has identified one specific crop that should be sown from today to ensure a "head start" on homegrown produce for 2026. Jess Caleigh disclosed that now marks the "perfect ...