With the new stay-at-home Missouri order, we should all have time to get a good garden plan implemented. One thing to consider in your garden this year, if you haven’t already, is echinacea also known ...

Echinacea plants are one of my garden favorites — durable, hardy, bee and butterfly friendly. Commonly known as coneflower, they come in a variety of colors, not just purple. According to the ...

Yet another perennial worth starting in January, sedums (or stonecrop, if you prefer) are succulent‑like plants with clusters ...

Viola × wittrockiana, commonly referred to as pansies, are like cabbages and leafy greens in that they love a little bit of ...

Starting seeds indoors in January can give you a head start on masses of summer blooms, especially for slow-establishing ...

Whether you're growing a container garden or a new in-ground garden, growing plants from seeds is definitely doable. Among the easiest plants to grow from seed are vegetables such as greens, peas, ...

A seed packet holds a great deal of promise, promise of tasty vegetables or beautiful flowers that we're eager to be delivered as quickly as possible. One way to jumpstart seeds is to rehydrate them ...

Smooth Coneflower "Echinacea laevigata" is native to the Piedmont of NC and on the Federally Threatened plant list for USDA. Dr. Patrick McMillan, the Juniper Level Botanical Gardens and Plant ...