Russell Stafford

Cool Season Annuals for Spring and Fall

Annuals aren’t just a summer thing. True, many popular annuals – such as marigolds, zinnias, castor beans, portulacas, and celosias […]

Tomatoes have made an epic evolutionary journey from the currant-sized fruit of their wild ancestor to the beefsteak behemoths of […]

An oceanside garden poses special challenges for plants. The wind-whipped salt-laden air and sandy soil typical of such sites is […]

Some apple varieties are just made for baking into pies. All good pie apples share several characteristics. Perhaps […]

Halloween is over, except for a few stray candy bars and other remains. So why not get a jump on […]

The five-alarm fall color of burning bush (Euonymus alatus) has won it a prominent place in gardens and landscape […]