Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bob Stefko Most growers plant zinnias in ornamental gardens or pots and harvest the blooms for cut flowers and bouquets. However, ...

There’s no happier flower in the cutting garden than the zinnia. In an array of colors, shapes, and sizes, these floral blooms spark smiles at first sight, adding pizzazz to cutting gardens and summer ...

Both plants attract pollinators, and salvia benefits zinnias by deterring aphids, whiteflies, and other common garden pests.

Zinnias make fantastic cut flowers and companion plants, and their rainbow-hued blooms fit right into garden borders, flower beds, and patio planters. These annual flowers need to be replanted every ...

Question: I would like to produce a bed of low-growing zinnias. Can I start them from seed? Answer: Start your seeds growing now to have zinnias ready for the garden in about six weeks. A number of ...

If you garden regularly, you've likely heard of companion planting. It's a great way to pair plants together so that both species benefit and thrive. It can also result in stunning gardens full of ...

Thinking about planting something colorful? Want to use that wonderful recent rainfall? Looking for something that is easy to ...

“The Language of Flowers is indeed as old as the hills; yet it can never become old, for every Spring reproduces its characters anew.” — Robert Tyas, Floral Emblems of Thoughts, Feelings, and ...

Cool-weather flowers decline quickly once temperatures reach 80 degrees during the day. Snapdragons are especially sensitive to heat and contract rust disease. When you see yellow spots on the top of ...

Ecologically-friendly practices, like 're-wilding' and the use of gravel, are gaining popularity, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society says.