If you’re sad that the peak gardening season is coming to an end, consider planting some fall showstoppers. Ornamental kale grows wonderfully in the fall and looks gorgeous too. If you’re sad that the ...

Some of the best choices we can make for reliable late fall and winter color are cabbage and kale. I’m not talking about the regular vegetable garden varieties, though these are quite pretty in their ...

Autumn’s oranges, yellows and rusts are being exchanged for holiday reds and greens, silvers and whites. Ornamental or flowering kales are attractive replacements for those spent blooms of fatigued ...

Why keep your flower garden and the vegetable plot separated? Learn about growing ornamental kale that is both delicious and beautiful. As you’d imagine, few food plants meet all these criteria.

Coral Queen is a newer kale growing in Mississippi State University trial gardens. The foliage has a bright-red center with purplish-green edges. Gary R. Bachman Mississippi State University Extension ...

Q. I picked up 10 ornamental kale plants to place in large pots in my front yard. Do these plants need any special care ? How long will they last in cold temperatures ? Is ornamental kale edible? -- ...

Plant ornamental kales and cabbages for texture and color in the fall and winter garden. I planted several varieties and placed them in containers, the garden and even a window box. Surprisingly, they ...

At a time when thoughts should be on planning a coming season of gardening, including checking on dahlia bulbs, gladiolus corms, cleaning tools, or organizing the garage, my mind moves to happiness ...

During winter, people might eye cabbages and kales for eating, but their relatives, ornamental cabbages and kales, can fill a different kind of hunger -- visual cravings on cold, gray days. "They're ...

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