What a gift to be a gardener at this time of year! For most other people, winter just grinds on, with dingy snowdrifts melting into puddles that will freeze into ice slicks. But gardeners don’t ...

Freezing temperatures at night and warmer daytime temperatures cause frost heaving. To prevent frost heaving, improve drainage, grow deep-rooted plants, and mulch around them. Monitor plants for frost ...

Sustainability is becoming more important in home and garden design. One sustainable garden trend brings green spaces ...

Perennials are plants that live for three or more years. The word perennial describes non-woody plants that reliably survive winter cold and are grown for their attractive flowers or foliage. In the ...

Winter can feel like a mischievous villain in the garden, flexing its icy muscles while your smallest, most delicate plants ...

To solve issues, we need to know the real reason or the root of the problem. What is interesting is that with gardening issues, many times the “root of the problem” is the roots. Unhealthy roots can ...