Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Germination can be frustrating: you might have just invested a pretty penny in some seeds, waited a long time for them in the mail or gone to some great lengths to acquire them one way or another.

Germination is the process where a seed opens to allow the plant inside to come out and grow. While seeds don’t look too lively, they are living things. Each seed has a living plant embryo inside, ...

Growing plants from seeds is a fun way to participate in the life cycle. However, sowing seeds isn't always simple or straight forward. Some plants are easier to grow from seeds than others so it's a ...

Clivia was discovered in the mid-1800s in Natal, South Africa. A much sought-after plant that only had orange flowers. Later, a Clivia was discovered with yellow flowers. At this point, various colors ...

Josie asks, do you think I should dig out a 6-year-old sweet autumn clematis that has never bloomed? Let me give you some history on its care: planted in a sunny location in soil that drains well, the ...