Do you know why perennials are so poor at math? In order to multiply, they divide. If you weren’t under the right rain cloud from midsummer on, your perennials, trees and shrubs are probably very dry.

The excitement starts the moment those first green shoots pop through the soil, and suddenly every windowsill turns into a mini greenhouse full of hope, promise, and tiny leaves reaching for the sun.

If a plant is sad, do you think other plants photo-sympathize with it? Trees, shrubs and other plants can easily become sad in the fall if their roots are struggling in dry soil. Ensuring that woody ...

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The end of September is not the time to start pruning back hydrangeas, roses, magnolias, and most other trees and shrubs. Pruning always stimulates growth, and now is when you want to encourage your ...

A watering can is an essential gardening tool—so essential, in fact, that it’s often overlooked. But any green thumb who’s had to lug a less-than-satisfactory one around knows full well that despite ...

Many plants that are a familiar part of our home gardening landscape may not cope with the hot dry summers and excessive winter wet that are becoming more common with changing weather patterns.