That means prevention is key. “If you need to have an oak pruned to remove damaged branches or improve its structure, have it ...

Getting your herb garden ready for winter includes pruning and clearing out spent material. These are the herbs you need to ...

Ever wished you could grab a handful of fresh herbs while cooking dinner? Setting up a mini herb garden by your window is a ...

Scrambled eggs, quark, and pesto can be enhanced with aromatic chives. What many don’t know: This kitchen herb can survive ...

Learn how to chop chives like a pro! This quick tutorial shows you the best technique for preparing fresh chives for any recipe. Get recipes like this for the holidays and beyond in one of my three ...

WELL, IT APPEARS the rainy fall weather has arrived, which is a good thing. As is seeing snow up in the mountains. As promised last week, I will explain the advantages to several types of root pruning ...

Its been a long trip down memory lane this week for Aaron Rodgers, as the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback prepares to face his former team, Green Bay Packers, on Oct. 26. Ahead of the well-anticipated ...

LET’S REVIEW A perfect and a little-known method which is totally appropriate now in the month of October. I have numerous times explained, and rightly so, how pruning at the wrong time of year can ...

The hydrangea “Endless Summer” is the one that started it all. One of the few blue flowers (in acid soil), it flowers on both old and new wood. In the fall, the choice to dead head or not to dead head ...

It goes without saying that seasonal gardening tasks should be performed at specific times of the year, mainly because of the weather. But many gardening practices are also best performed at certain ...

Last January, I put small Christmas lights and a sheet around my Meyer lemon tree. We covered the gardenia with plastic. Then the snow came. When we took the covers off, they were still green. But ...