Gardening How-To

Here's how to counter summer heat and dry soil for summer planting success.

Some perennials should be cut back each year, while others can be left upright.  Here are a few quick tips to help you choose.

Many tender plants need to be brought indoors before that first frost if you want to enjoy them again next year.

Here are great ideas for creating beautiful and colorful containers with fall flair.

Tips for harvesting and preserving herbs at their peak so you can enjoy their flavor year-round.

Here are tips for choosing, buying and planting bulbs in fall for a beautiful and reliable spring show.

Check these tips help your plants survive while away on your summer vacation vacation.

Here are some indoor and outdoor gardening activities you can begin to tackle now.

The earliest and easiest seeds to start are those vegetable and flowers that enjoy cool weather.

Ice melt makes for safe travel on foot or in a vehicle, but they are not good for lawns, trees, shrubs or perennials.

Did you get a holiday cactus this year? Here are some great tips on how to care for it.

Don’t ditch your poinsettia plants with the Christmas tree. Here's how to enjoy them for many years to come!

Take care when decking the halls wth fresh greenery from the landscape or garden center. Here are tips for safety and keeping the greens fresh this season.

Here’s a to-do list to help you get your garden ready for Spring.

Here are some tips for designing an autumn landscape that will brighten your garden with a symphony of late-peaking plants.

Learn how to create your own new plants before frost kills the old ones.

After a summer of heat, punishing storms, bugs, weeds, assorted diseases, and vacation-related neglect, a few judicious maintenance moves can revive your garden for fall.

The return of warm weather means it’s time again for gardeners to whip the yard back into shape for another season. How to get it all done? Take a cue from medics: “Triage” your to-do list to get your spring off to a manageable start in the landscape.

Your garden served you faithfully throughout spring and summer. Now that fall is almost here, it’s time to return the favor with some serious winter prep. You might even consider adding a little pizazz in the form of some colorful, hearty fall blooms.

You can take advantage of warm days to start your spring lawn and garden clean-up process, but don’t rush things and cause damage. Give some thought to what you can and can’t do according to weather and ground conditions.

Some planning before you can get outside will help you obtain the most enjoyment from your landscape and outdoor living space.

Fall is the ideal time to reap, sow, feed and prepare the earth to experience a miraculous revival next spring.