Care & Maintenance

Tips for efficient water use to maximize food production in vegetable gardens.

Mulched trees, shrubs and beds of annuals and perennials have an eye-pleasing, finished look, but the benefits go much deeper than the surface.

Save a bundle on plants this season by taking a crack at starting your own seeds inside

There are three things you should do in the landscape this fall, even if you don't do anything else.

Each year, emergency rooms treat tens of thousands of injuries caused by power mowers. More than 9,000 involve children under 18. Here are some tips and information about landscape safety.

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.

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.

If you don't have any bulbs to plant, perennials to divide or new beds to landscape, the only chore left is fall cleanup.

Fall is the ideal time to clean-up the beds and prep them for winter. Removing plant debris exposes the soil surface to sun and cold terperatures, which help destroy any insects or diseases that may spend the winter harbored in leaves or fallen fruit.

Each fall, Mother Nature provides us with the perfect ingredient for compost, a.k.a. a gardener’s black gold.