Tomatoes are the most popular plant for the home gardener. They’re easy and fun to grow, and they’re quite nutritious.

Figuring out when to start planting tomatoes can be tricky because they won’t grow well if you plant too early or too late in the year. Unlike fast-growing radishes and lettuce ...

For 2025, 20 plants — seven edible and 13 ornamental — have been named national or regional winners.

I like the idea of a “low maintenance” garden, so long as it’s also beautiful and wholesome for people, wildlife, and the ...

Some years ago now I had a column here of satirical gardening definitions. One of the most notable was the meaning of a perennial, thusly “Any plant that, had it ...

These fruit are produced throughout the year but due to the tree’s sensitivity to frost, it should not be planted north of ...

Just when Houston gardeners thought it was safe to venture out into the landscape, Mother Nature, who we suspect is actually ...

Like most gardeners, I have favorite plants I’ve been growing for years and will continue to grow, like fragrant and tasty Big Boy tomatoes, wide Romano-type Italian flat beans, climbing zucchini and ...

Murasaki translates to “purple” in Japanese. So, yes, this long-stemmed cauliflower has bright purple florets, as well as ...

Living in a world of white makes me yearn for color, especially the green of growing plants. Knowing that I would be craving ...

How Anjula Devi’s ‘15 Minute Indian’ brings bold flavours to your table - Her father’s legacy, a life-changing health scare ...