Seasonal Gardening Tips
If you don't have any bulbs to plant, perennials to divide or new beds to landscape, the only chore left is fall cleanup.
One of the easiest ways to get new plants is to divide the ones you already have.
Each fall, Mother Nature provides us with the perfect ingredient for compost, a.k.a. a gardener's black gold.
Getting ready to hit the road? Here are some simple steps to take to make sure you don't come home to a jungle of plants and a garden of weeds.
Ice melt products make the sidewalk, driveway and porch steps safe in bad weather, but some may be deadly to landscape plants or damaging to concrete.
Although they show up in the spring lawn, dandelions and several other perennial broadleaf weeds are best treated in the fall.
Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and many other spring flowers get their start as bulbs planted in the fall - for enjoyment next year.
No matter how long people have been gardeners, they all make mistakes - from providing too much of a good thing to thinking any plant can go anywhere.
Many gardeners look for plants that are rare, hard to find or more unusual than average garden-center fare. This is where online and mail-order catalog retailers come in. And early spring is the time to order. Here are some tips.
In the heat of summer, supplemental watering may be needed for vegetable and flower beds or the lawn. Here are some landscaping ideas and conservation tips.
Summer heat can take a toll on annuals and perennials, especially if we've been conserving water or forgot to fertilize. Here are some tips to rejuvenate your plants.
Northern gardeners can extend the fall vegetable garden with a few blankets or sheets. In the south, gardeners can continue planting seeds for lettuce, spinach, snow peas and cole crops, such as broccoli and Brussels sprouts.
There are three things you should do in the landscape this fall, even if you don't do anything else.
