In damp, shaded borders, every scrap of bare soil seems to sprout new weeds overnight. Packed with hostas, those same corners can quietly do most of the weeding for you. Weeding shady borders can feel ...

Professional gardener Tom Strowlger recommended a shade-tolerant plant that will look lovely in gardens and patios.

Discover how to use hostas to prevent weeds, with professional tips for why hostas make great ground cover plants, and how to ...

YOU might think there is very little to do in a ­winter garden, be­sides sweeping up soggy leaves and mulching your beds. But don’t be fooled — now is the perfect time to sharpen those loppers and ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - If tulips are on your spring wish list, now is the time to get them in the ground, provided they've had sufficient chill hours.

Daryl Ritchison gave his outlook for the coming growing season during the first International Sugarbeet and Dry Bean Expo at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. North Dakota State Climatologist Daryl ...

Question: We want to try growing tomatoes from seeds we see at garden centers. When do we sow the seeds and do we plant them in the ground or in containers? Answer: Start your tomato seeds to grow ...

Judging by the conversations I’ve had with gardeners through the years, it seems a fair amount of spring flowering bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses and others go unplanted every ...

DENVER — Food, family, friends. All lovely traditions and I’ve got one more: this is the time when I pot up bulbs to bloom on my patio in the spring. If you haven’t managed to plant the bulbs you ...

Most spring bulbs (tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocus) want at least six hours of sun, and be sure to plant them pointy side up. Getty Images / Andrea Obzerova For many gardeners, bulbs are magic.

It’s time to prepare your planting equipment for the upcoming spring planting season by working through a thorough repair and maintenance checklist this winter. Attending to these details isn’t mere ...

Submitted photo A group of gardeners plants flower bulbs this month. Planting flower bulbs in November gives them plenty of time to take root throughout winter and be ready for spring. If the spring ...