The Unplugged salvia group is growing to four in 2025, and it can be your start to an epic red, white and blue garden. Unplugged So Blue and Unplugged Pink have won a whopping 63 awards in just a ...

The Unplugged salvia group is growing to four in 2025 and that can be your start to an epic red, white and blue garden. There is also an Unplugged Pink that has 26 awards in the trophy case. Unplugged ...

Q: I listened to your podcast earlier this summer, and in one of them you mentioned a perennial salvia that was blooming better than other types, but I can’t remember the name. Can you repeat what the ...

Plant sales offer such enticing choices. Recently, I went with a friend to the Midlands Plant Sale at the Columbia Farmer’s Market. Miles of plants were available. There were so many plants in one ...

‘Black and Blue’ salvia has captured the garden world with its blossoms in a most rare shade of blue, causing all visitors to become fixated with their beauty – especially those who have traveled the ...

Blue flowers can be particularly prized in summer, where their cool nature contrasts with summer heat (if we are lucky). People’s appreciation of blue differs, with some being purists and others ...

As forget-me-nots fade, my love for blue if fulfilled through other plants. And I am not talking about near-blue, almost-blue or soft violet. True blue is waving from several corners of the yard ...

Winter is coming, so now is a great time to start planning. To lift your spirits, grow cut flowers in your yard to brighten your indoor spaces. For example, yellow blooms are cheery because they are ...

Summer is here, with plenty of warm weather ahead, so why not grow flowers you can cut and bring indoors to enjoy? Growing cut flowers is easy and won’t require much effort once the plants get ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Plan now to use basic design principals to create a patriotic garden this summer, says University of Missouri Extension field horticulturist Gwen Funk. “Designing your outdoor living ...