Monkshood: Beautiful, blue, and long-blooming

Monkshood, or Aconitum, is a perennial with two big advantages for gardeners: blue flowers and a very long blooming time that stretches from summer into winter.

Moss rocks

Cute little ceramic 'rocks' with live moss make fun gifts as well as educational.

Daikon radishes in the garden and in the kitchen

How to grow and cook with daikon radishes.

Vertical gardens: The good, the bad, the ugly

The current trend of planting on walls or fences -- vertical gardening -- is fascinating, but average gardeners often don't understand the maintenance requirements.

You'll learn a lot when you attend a rose show

Want to learn more about the Queen of Flowers? Attend a rose show.

Peonies: For gorgeous flowers in spring, plant in fall

Peonies add a nostalgic touch to gardens. And fall is the perfect time to plant them.

Eyesore in the garden: Now you see it, now you don't.

Make your garden eyesores disappear, with a little landscaping 'sleight of hand.'

Hardy cyclamen: Its delicate appearance hides its toughness

Hardy cyclamen may look dainty, but it's a tough shade perennial as well as being beautiful.

How to grow and cook sweet potatoes

A gardener and a chef team up with advice on growing and serving sweet potatoes, including a recipe for a delicious sweet potato cake.

A damp stroll across Chicago’s front lawn

Chicago's Millennium Park is where political muscle meets people-friendly landscaping.

Invasive plants: Where does one gardener begin?

A Vermont gardener decides what she can do about invasive or potentially invasive plants in her state.

Garden design: A guide to curb appeal

A guide to giving your yard curb appeal that expresses your personality.

Alpine strawberries: Perfect in foliage and in fruit

How to grow and use cilantro

A gardener and a chef team up with advice on growing and using cilantro, including a Mexican-inspired recipe.

An attractive fall wreath starts with a disliked vegetable

You don't have to like to eat okra to find it useful. Okra has beautiful flowers, and its dried pods are great in crafts, especially on fall wreaths.

How to choose the best crab apple tree

When you're choosing a crab apple, it’s the fruits that matter, not the flowers. Fall is the time to select the best one for you.

Fall planting in southern California gardens

There's still plenty of time to plant flowers and vegetables in southern California gardens, but get started now.

An encounter with black blister beetles

Black blister beetles enjoy making meals of maple-shaped leaves and cause problems when they infest hay.

Is it time to try something new in the garden?

Are you in a gardening rut? Then it's time to explore something you haven't done before -- maybe floral design.

How to grow and prepare cabbage

A gardener and a chef team up with advice on growing cabbage and cooking it in a mélange of vegetables to enhance its taste.