Q: My Empress Wu hosta has seed pods on the flower stems (see reader's photo). I would like to plant some of the seeds just to see if I can get them to germinate. I realize that the Empress Wu is most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A patch of multiple hosta sprouts coming out of the soil - kmarina/Shutterstock If you have a bare shady patch in your yard and a ...

Q: In years past I have waited to harvest hosta and Siberian iris seed until after the pods have opened. How do you recommend saving them? -- Annette Wade, email A: There are lots of easy-to-collect ...

It seems to me that the prices of many things have gone up significantly in recent times. One way to combat that, as a gardener, is to start plants by seed instead of buying plants that someone else ...