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Autumn is the perfect time to plant young fruit trees. Fruit trees reach a state of dormancy at the end of the growing season ...

● Prune trees — after the leaves are gone it is easier to spot the dangerous, injured, broken, or diseased areas in your tree ...

Beautiful spring tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and crocus require planning ahead and planting bulbs in the fall to early ...

Beautiful spring tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and crocus require planning ahead and planting bulbs in the fall to early winter.

A GARDENER has shared the clever hack to stop squirrels digging up your spring bulbs. October and November are officially ...

“I do about 15 pots of bulbs, so I have a nice variety of flowers for at least eight weeks, as they come out of the cool ...

For keen gardeners, spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils, crocus, and hyacinths should have been planted by now so that the plants will flower in time for the season - although there is still ...

Flowers don't all bloom at the same time, which is why you'll want to take advantage of layered bulbs to ensure your garden ...

Planting garlic is easy but protecting them from freezing temperatures and stealth animals that dig them up every year is a little harder ...

and look gorgeous when planted with early spring flowering bulbs such as daffodils, crocuses, Dutch hyacinths, and early-blooming tulips. These bulbs tend to multiply each year, and in most garden ...