Much of the information you need to know can be found on plant tags and seed packets. Understanding this information can help you select plants suited to the growing conditions in your yard. Most ...

Like many home gardeners, I believe I’ll always remember the name of every plant I bring home from the garden center. Sadly, I found out early in my horticulture career that I was terribly mistaken. I ...

Pity the poor pixie tag. The tiny plastic insert served for years as the sole means of identifying plants at garden centers and educating consumers about the plant's needs. Impossible to read with ...

Wondering how to make metal tags for your garden? Learn how to make DIY metal plant tags by turning washers into garden markers. Excerpt from Garden Made (Roost Books, 2015) by Stephanie Rose. The ...

"The plant world is enormous, and some corners of it have not yet been discovered, but a great many plants have been identified by botanists, taxonomists or particularly knowledgeable plant collectors ...

There’s nothing more frustrating than forgetting the name of a plant you planted in the garden the prior year when going to replace it or when questioning about its care. That’s why I always recommend ...

The point of plant markers is to remind you which seeds you planted where. The most basic marker can be a strip of wood with the plant name written on the side, but garden plant labels can be as ...

It's that time of year again to evaluate how some of gardening's new products fared under real-life testing in the PennLive Horticultural Trial Laboratory (also known as My Back Yard). Here's the ...

We’ve all been stumped for the name of a plant at times, whether shopping at a garden centre, visiting a garden or on holiday. Plant-id apps promise to identify plants from a picture taken on your ...

Gardening is a wonderful way to grow your own food and create a beautiful landscape. Much of the information you need to know can be found on plant tags and seed packets. Understanding this ...