Hardy bulbs: You can start planting spring-blooming bulbs such as daffodils, tulips, crocus, hyacinth and ornamental onions ...
October is the start of the Cyprus gardening year for me as well as many other serious gardeners. If this has been your first ...
Grasses serve many purposes in the garden. Illinois Extension says native grasses can increase root competition in plantings, ...
Water is the main ingredient for gardening success or failure. While there are guidelines on how to water, the same rules don’t apply to all yards. Different plants, different soils, sun versus shade, ...
If you can only plant one plant, plant a sunflower which provides food and cover year-round. Leave the leaves! Instead of ...
In the fall, it is easy to see an end to gardening for the year, but don’t hang up your rake until you have completed a few ...
Feeling blue? Treat yourself to a trip to your local garden center this fall. But first, check out these blue-blooming spring ...
But now it’s time to turn your thoughts toward putting your garden to bed for a long winter’s nap. There are plenty of ways ...
Each year, Monarch butterflies from the northern United States. pass through South Carolina on their seasonal migration to ...
When you fertilize a lawn in the fall, grass plants are in a mode of taking nutrients down into their roots for storage — ...
In addition to tips on planting tulips and preparing for the first frost, this week's column includes advice for dealing with mildew on milkweed.
Use your mower to recycle fall leaves that land on the lawn. As you mow the grass you’ll shred the leaves into smaller pieces ...