Whether you have a garden or you're interested in starting one, you're likely familiar with the terms annual and perennial. Both are used to describe the growing cycle of plants, but knowing the ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — There are plenty of new gardeners every year. So in this week’s Grow with KARE, we are returning to the basics. What’s the difference between an annual, a biennial and a ...

A plant’s ultimate goal is to self-perpetuate in some way by making more of itself. Their life cycle, be it short or long, consists of building up vegetative growth, which in turn supports seed ...

Plus, the benefits of sometimes choosing biennials over annuals. Kinek00/Getty Images Even if you're a beginner gardener, you probably know about annuals and perennials. Biennial plants, however, ...

As you look through all the seed catalogs arriving in your mailbox and dream about the garden season to come, you may find yourself a bit confused about certain terms you find in those catalogs. Some ...

Flowering plants, excluding the woody shrubs and trees, are generally broken down into three groups according to their life cycles: annuals, perennials and biennials. Annuals live out their lives ...

This past week I have had two delightful experiences with the magical results of plants that self-sow in the garden. Even as we head into winter dormancy, the soil is responding to the variables of ...

Knowing the life cycle of your plants is vital to creating a healthy garden. Some plants grow all year round, like evergreens (hence the name) while others sprout only once a year, like geraniums. It ...