It’s not unusual these cold gray days to despair over the appearance of our gardens. It wasn’t so long ago that late-blooming ...

A: The main advice doesn’t change. Never let the soil become dry to the touch. Keep it moist at all times. Learn to “read” the soil, both visually and by feeling it. However, in general terms for the ...

The flowers of the field poppy have long been used as a painkiller for soothing mild aches and pains (e.g. toothache, earache and sore throat), a mild sedative/relaxant, an expectorant for treating ...

Who doesn’t love Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which has aired annually, except once (in 1999 when a poorly-made decision ...

Decking the hall with mistletoe and poinsettias has been around since the early 1800s. How these plants became a holiday ...

Q: I am new to red clay and what can be planted directly, with no amendments or with amendments. I have two hellebores in pots. I’d like to find the perfect place to plant these in the ground in my ...

As a dedicated potato grower – both because I like them and because they are fairly easy to grow – I was pleased to see five ...

Answer: There are lots of fabulous perennials for the shade, but if I have to narrow it down to three, it is Hosta, ...

Choosing the easiest perennials to grow will ensure your outside space is full of colorful flowers that return each year, ...

Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is an attractive house plant with dark green leaves and leafy red 'bracts' that surround the green-yellow flowers in December and January. They're commonly used to ...

Photo Credit: David J. Stang / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Columbine is a beautiful herbaceous perennial with tall stems adorned with graceful, drooping flowers in shades of red and yellow. The ...