A. You can sow seed indoors six to eight weeks before the expected last frost. Our official last freeze date is March 1, so sow in January. Seeds need light to germinate. Sprinkle on the soil surface, ...

Recently, while visiting Jerusalem, I noticed a snapdragon growing out of a brick walkway. It was clearly a volunteer from a windblown seed. Snapdragons are Mediterranean natives with a habitat that ...

When flower blooms begin to fade, hunt for tiny treasures in the garden. Save a fistful of money and earn even more satisfaction by collecting seeds from plants. Seeds from petunias, snapdragons, ...

Snapdragons growing in a traffic roundabout in Talpiot, a Jersualem neighborhood, are not like any I have ever seen before. They are uniformly tall, flawless, full-blooming plants and appear to be ...

At this time of year I always get a rush of blood to the head and decide it’s time to start buying seeds. With the days getting longer, snowdrops popping up everywhere and the odd sunny day, it’s all ...

Key Points Snapdragons are short-lived perennials that can thrive for up to three years.They reseed easily, though hybrids ...

While most seeds are quite happy if they get planted, watered and kept warm, there are others that need a little special attention. As usual, there are long scientific terms for some of these ...

Q: Every spring, I buy snapdragon and cosmos plants. I plant them in full sun, water regularly and fertilize with Miracle-Gro. But by early August, when my neighbors' snaps and cosmos are lush, mine ...

One flower that stands out is the snapdragon. Snapdragons are special because they are not only beautiful when alive but also have an unusual feature when they die. Snapdragons are a type of flower ...