February is the month when indoor seed-starting takes center stage in the Northern gardening world. It’s when eager gardeners get busy starting their cool-season plants, such as cabbage, broccoli, ...

May is a fantastic time to add plants to flower beds and containers for bright flowering displays. While many gardeners will head to the garden center to pick up some ready-to-go plants, the most cost ...

Prepare seeds and transplants a few weeks before you plan on putting them in the ground. There are plenty of perennials to pick from, so always start looking at local wildflowers first. If you want ...

If you’ve ever wondered why your seeds haven’t sprouted, cold stratification (or the lack thereof) might be to blame.

Let's Grow Stuff is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin. Funding for Let’s Grow Stuff is provided by American Transmission Company, Ganshert Nursery and Landscapes, Willy ...

While chewing the cud with my old friend Locke Larkin of Great Barring-ton, we ruminated over the virtues of starting plants from seed. For years, Locke has been collecting seeds from the many plants ...

Many gardeners start vegetables, annual flowers and herbs from seeds, either indoors or directly in the garden. However, have you ever considered growing your own perennials from seed? Perennial ...

If you've ever considered starting garden perennials from seed, you probably know it's a process that requires patience. Most perennials that are started in summer won't bloom until the next season.

Perennial crops put food on the table year after year. It is a joy to gather kale from the kitchen garden, to cut the first ...

Goldfinches are delightful additions to any yard, thanks to their vibrant yellow feathers and entertaining foraging habits.