Some popular perennials and biennials such as columbine, foxglove, Siberian iris, Gaura, Angelica, Astrantia and others tend to seed about in the garden. Sometimes that’s a good thing. Columbine, for ...

Q. I gathered a large number of daylily seeds from church yards, cemeteries and other places in the fall of 2002. I kept them in the refrigerator in plastic bags until the spring of 2003 and planted ...

Dear Sue: First, I must tell you what a great article you write on daylilies. I keep, as you suggest, a log of flowers and plants that thrive in Northeastern Pennsylvania and modify planting and ...

Q: Do I need to clip the seed pods off my daylilies so I’ll get more blooms? A: According to the American Hemerocallis Society, most experts agree that removing seed pods will not promote additional ...

DEAR JESSICA: When reading your garden calendar for August, I see you mentioned "collecting seeds" from daylilies on the 25th. I have several varieties of daylilies (Stargazer, Casablanca, etc.).

Dear Roger: I brought home some daylily seeds from St. Louis. I am drying them, and I have a quick question. I looked on the Internet and, of the several pieces I read, the directions said to soak the ...

QUESTION: There are now bulb-like structures on the flower stalks of my purple iris. What are they, and what should I do with them? -- Jerry Borger ANSWER: These structures are seed pods. Remember, ...