Ornamental cabbage and kale are annual plants grown from seed sown in late spring. They are outstanding for fall and winter colors and can be used in many ways around the landscape.

Carrie Engel from Valley View Farms joins Jenyne for a lesson in caring for ornamental cabbage - a great plant to add color to your garden as the weather gets colder.

Ornamental cabbage usually refers to selections that have smooth and mostly unruffled leaves. Kale, on the other hand, has ruffled, textured leaves, and many have feathered leaf edges.

Cabbages and kales both usually grow approximately 12 inches wide. Plant ornamental cabbage and kale in a sunny location once cool weather has arrived. If planted too early, they tend to get leggy.

DECORATIVE forms of cabbage and kale have been increasing steadily in popularity in recent years and they are a very useful addition to the usual palette of winter bedding plants. When the cool ...

The striking rosette of leaves of ornamental cabbage and kale develops as leaves are produced and, with cooler temperatures, the center foliage changes in color. When young, leaves are green but ...

Growing ornamental cabbage and kale in containers is more of a challenge. A well-drained planting medium amended with an ounce of dolomitic lime per 1 gallon container is good for pot culture.

We are in the dog days of summer and many gardens are on full display. Some North Dakotans long for this time of year as they spend their weekends at ...

Scientific name: Brassica oleracea.Growth habit: A big-leaf, cool-season annual with a flattened to rounded shape growing to 12 inches tall and 18 inches wide. The leaves grow to10 inches long and ...

Ornamental cabbage and kale are actually fairly heavy feeders. I like to add a tablespoon of a good, slow-release fertilizer into each planting hole to get the plants off to a great start. I use water ...

T he gardener’s never-ending search for color, even in the bleak months of fall and winter, has brought cabbage and kale out of the kitchen and into the garden. With the help of hybridizers ...