Gardening during a Southern summer isn’t so hard. Sure it’s hot, but we’ve got plenty of good plants that actually thrive in ...

GIVING your home and garden a makeover may be on your list of New Year’s resolutions. And if you are looking to tackle your ...

With 2025 now upon us, gardening expert Michael Griffiths has a new series of tasks to carry out in the coming days and weeks ...

With the aid of a good seed catalog, a little advance preparation can help fend off overwhelm and buyer’s remorse and ...

I start dreaming and creating a list of plants I think I want and where it might fit in my garden. Don’t beat yourself up when it comes to your gardens and lawn. Gardening is meant to be ...

If you’re planning to request a seed catalog in 2025, now is the time to do it. New seed catalogs get printed between ...

Many gardeners drop their guard in winter, giving animals an opportunity to do significant damage to garden plants.

With 2024 almost in the rear-view mirror, it’s a good time to reflect on the year and make some decisions on what we want to do differently in 2025.

In Western Washington, the seed company that caters to our climate is Ed Hume Seeds. Each pack has a tip from Ed Hume himself, still gardening at 93 years young. Cut branches of forsythia and bring ...

There is a long list of pests nepeta will repel, making the plant an ideal companion for many vegetable garden crops. Petunias are popular annuals for flower beds and borders, pots, window boxes ...

The successes and challenges of gardening are always directly related to the weather ... We had a few extremely cold days, but not cold enough to cause any problems for our plants. Our spring months ...