Here are some new, or newly available, plants for 2008 that piqued our interest. It's too soon to say exactly where most of them will be available, but if a source is not listed keep an eye out for ...

Come late winter, newspaper garden writers routinely deliver a column about plant and seed catalogs. I sympathize. There’s not a ton to write about, with the ground half-frozen and the sun still low ...

It’s always fun when garden catalogs arrive in the mail. Mine generally start to arrive in December and continue through February. In the evening when things slow down, you will find me drooling over ...

Last week I wrote about ordering seeds from catalogs. This week I'd like to turn to ordering plants. It's amazing what they can send in the mail these days! They can ship cut flowers, bulbs, fragile ...

Are more gardeners in my shade-blocked predicament these days? To my joy, since I garden under very large trees, plants that get by on minimal sun seem more plentiful in this year's offerings. Check ...

As you become an experienced gardener, you will want plants that you have a hard time finding locally. This new plant situation is a "Catch-22" problem. If people don't buy new plants, then stores won ...

For 2012, Burpee's catalog introduces its Boost Collection of six nutrient-rich vegetables designed exclusively for home gardens. (MCT) MCT Garden catalogs are more than pages and pages of pretty ...

Trees grown in pots end up with a root system that is coiled up in the shape of the pot, constricting growth once the roots are in the ground. Even if you cut them apart and uncoil them, as any ...

We have lots of places to buy plants in the North Central Florida area, from "big box" stores like The Home Depot and Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse to local nurseries run by local gardeners and ...