As gardeners, weeds are one of our biggest pet peeves. They compete with our plants for nutrients, water, and sunlight, take up space, and aren't always as pretty as what we've got growing. While some ...

Gardeners use foundation plants in the front of a house to help it blend in with its natural surroundings while hiding the ...

To start a chaste tree from seed, collect and extract the seed from mature fruit in the fall. Plant it in a container filled ...

These pretty, early spring flowers are the first to pop up in the garden. That’s what makes hellebores, winter heath and ...

Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon' is an attractive ground cover, but common gardening mistakes will keep it from thriving in ...

If you’re looking for a houseplant that’s as unique as it is low-maintenance, let me introduce you to air plants, members of ...

When it’s as cold as it’s been around here lately there isn't as much to do outside as in other times of the year. So this ...

In my earlier years of gardening, I was attracted to and purchased unusual plants. Many of those didn’t survive beyond their ...

Ball moss in your oak trees, leaves on the lawn, and aerating the lawn are three issues that are often incorrectly viewed as threats to landscape components. Ball moss is the softball sized round ...

February is the peak month for displays of the exotic flower at botanical gardens around the world. And a good time to ask for advice on keeping yours healthy ...

Purple foods, like berries, plums, eggplant, and purple rice, get their color from natural compounds called anthocyanins and ...