People are buying plants like crazy. Is it safe to plant them outside? In the past, annuals were categorized as hardy, half-hardy and tender. Hardy annuals can withstand a frost. These include pansies ...

Even before the last frost of the season, garden centers come back to life with rows and rows of hardy plants. It’s tempting to fill your cart and get them into the ground ASAP, but don’t jump ahead ...

Plant-filled trucks are pulling into garden centers, and catalog companies have begun shipping their bare-root plants. It seems the 2026 planting season has arrived … or has it? Just because the ...

In the past, annuals were categorized as hardy, half-hardy and tender. Hardy annuals can withstand a frost. These include pansies, peas, kale and cabbage. Half-hardy annuals can withstand cool night ...