They’ll pay you back by blooming in April and May,” said Spencer Campbell, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum in ...

Gardeners are constantly gaming the system, using fertilizers to force plants to direct energy toward more blooms, more fruit ...

Plant spring bulbs now in West Texas: 6–8 weeks before the Nov. 11 first freeze. Get spacing, depth, drainage and marking ...

Spring-flowering bulbs are available in many stores now. Best selections are at full-service nurseries and garden stores. Bulbs do dry out in stores, so buying early gives you the best quality. If you ...

For those of us who live in USDA Hardiness Zones 4 through 8, we can start planting our tulip bulbs now. If you live a slightly warmer region, like Zones 9 through 11, you can wait until November and ...

Foxes are very sensitive to scent, so they will avoid digging areas that smell like chilli, citrus or garlic. One of the ...

Dividing herbaceous perennials in the fall is an easy way to create new plants for your garden. A herbaceous perennial overwinters as a fleshy underground mass that can be cut into smaller pieces to ...

In my past articles I've discussed some of the various classes of Bearded Irises. To date, there are some 80,000 cultivars ...

The exquisite and intricate blooms of hellebore appear in late winter to early spring, depending on where you live. These shade perennials are rabbit and deer resistant, too, so you don't need to ...

IF you are worried about your carefully tended garden surviving a winter cold snap, a simple step can help. You can shield ...