March is the ideal month to plant two of the hardiest and most nutritious vegetables a home gardener can grow easily: cabbage and kale, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David ...

Bare garden beds in winter can feel a little sad. The good news is, cabbage and kale don’t mind the cold nearly as much as we do. With a little planning, those beds can stay green long after tomatoes ...

If you're hoping to bring some color into your garden during the autumn months, who could blame you? Especially if you've had a bumper summer, with warm-season bloomers showering you with colors and ...

COOL FLOWERS: Cool-season flower seeds that may be sown now include alyssum, candytuft, forget-me-not, poppies, ornamental cabbage and kale, lobelia, dianthus, calendula, sweet pea, larkspur, ...

I have always been a bit skeptical of ornamental cabbage and flowering kale as a bedding plants. Perhaps I’m a bit “flower-centric,” but they never measured equally in my eyes to the beauty and ...

If you still have any warm-season annuals in your garden beds, they’re probably on their last legs and not looking so great. But it’s still a bit early — and warm — to do a complete overhaul with cool ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — December is the second coldest month of the year on average in Columbia, SC. It’s a hostile time for warm loving plants, but the perfect time of year for hardy winter greens. In this ...

Some winter flowers bloom without drawing attention to themselves. They do not need to if they rely on wind for their ...