Fall asters are long-lived perennials. The plants die to the ground soon after they finish blooming. Trim the spent stems ...

Here’s a little known fact: the purple-blooming weeds like henbit and deadnettle that are spotted in the spring are growing ...

As the summer garden winds down, it’s time to think about spring flowers, and the best way to ramp them up would be to plant ...

As the summer garden winds down, it’s time to think about spring flowers, and the best way to ramp them up would be to plant bulbs now. We’re all familiar with tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, the ...

If you think an allium is for you, the important thing is to understand when and how to plant your bulbs so that you can ...

This fall, don't let your garden fall flat. Plant one of the many fall-blooming perennials that'll last into the winter ...

If you feel your garden is getting overgrown, now is the time to divide your spring ... Plants grow and bloom well unless ...

Plant lovers will enjoy the aptly named Christmas cactus, with its flat green stems which erupt with red and pink flowers as ...

Finally, perhaps it’s just the time of day when you took the photo, but it appears that large trees may have grown out and ...

Many gardens go drab this time of year after summer flowers have faded away. But in fields and along roadsides, swaths of ...

Despite closing the garden gate back at the beginning of August, I had a request recently from a Belgian couple, who were ...