We humans can be so difficult to please. If plants flower when we want them to, we call it blooming. But if plants flowers when we don’t want them to, we call it bolting. Flowering is an undesirable ...

Rhubarb and chives are blooming together on my deck ” several plumes of luminous, creamy rhubarb flowers on thick stalks above large, beautifully shaped leaves surrounded by many balls of rosy lilac ...

Rhubarb is a popular spring perennial to grow. Technically a vegetable, rhubarb is legally a fruit, and the stalks are treated as a fruit in the kitchen. As a bonus, rhubarb is a beautiful plant with ...

Q: Could you please tell me if the plant in the photo is a weed? It showed up in our flower garden. – Carol and Jim P. A: The plant appears to be a delphinium, which is a beautiful perennial flower.

Rhubarb is a cherished staple in UK gardens, along with juicy tomatoes and leafy greens like lettuce, which are generally easy to grow. Unlike its savoury counterparts, rhubarb is unique because it's ...

Spring is rhubarb season, that time of the year when growers pick lots of the sharp and sweet stems to use in pies, tarts, cakes, crumbles, and other desserts. The versatile rhubarb stems can even be ...

Rhubarb is a hardy perennial that thrives in various soil types and conditions. This low-maintenance crop produces abundant stalks for years, making it a favourite among Britons who can grow it easily ...

It's rhubarb season, and most people think of pies, and crisp, but have you ever thought of rhubarb as an ornamental? Charlie Nardozzi shows us the glory of rhubarb flowers. Sharon Meyer: Rhubarb pie, ...

The cool weather this spring has been good for rhubarb plants. After emerging in early May, the thick, tangy stalks are ready for harvesting to be turned into pie, sauce, jam and rhubarb bread. Early ...

HOW CAN I REDUCE MY WORK LOAD IN THE GARDEN? John Patrick: "I'm often asked what is the best way of reducing work in the garden. Well, I reckon by planting lots of durable, long-lived hardy ...

RHUBARB is like Marmite, in that people either love it or hate it. On one side you have those of us with sophisticated palates who delight in its explosive, zingy flavour and will devour it in ...

Garden designer Simon Hall of Gillespies Landscape Architects with his 'spoon chair' used in the Visit Yorkshire rhubarb & custard garden at Chelsea Flower Show 2010 Credit: Photo: ROGER MOODY ...