May Day! May Day! It is finally time to buy up all the bedding plants, annuals and hanging baskets your lackluster garden desires. It may not yet be safe to let any tender plant outdoors on a cold ...

Are you searching for reliable, easy-care color for the landscape this summer? Look for new and improved petunias that tolerate the heat. Petunias of the past couldn’t handle the heat, but newer ...

As summer approaches, Petunias will be in high demand as the most popular summer bedding plants, loved for their bright, trumpet-shaped flowers and ability to bloom continuously throughout the warmer ...

The familiar saying “out with the old, in with the new” is probably not something many folks associate with fall or winter. The adage is more likely to conjure visions of activities like spring ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. I have a question about violas. I notice these plants available at nurseries ...

What is wrong with my bedding plants? They were beautiful when I planted them but after a few weeks they are just sitting there and they actually look bad. Many annual bedding plants such as impatiens ...