Pruning is an essential task for gardeners as it can help to promote healthier plants - and three types should be pruned as ...

The temperatures are cooler, the days are short, and the plants are going to sleep. That’s why (usually) the autumn landscape ...

So, to minimize those reasons to prune, select plants of an appropriate size. Other reasons to prune would be to shape up a ...

If you’re wrapping branches in lights, select branches that are at least an inch in diameter. Young branches have more ...

To prevent winter sunscald of smooth-barked trees such as apples, wrap them now. A variety of wraps and tree tubes are ...

For those who want to attract birds to the yard year-round, there are many considerations to make, one of which is making ...

Here’s a guide to some of the most stunning dwarf shrubs that will enhance your outdoor space. Dwarf Butterfly Bush brings ...

That’s one message to be taken from the recently published, “Marfa Garden: A Field Guide to Plants of the Chihuahuan Desert,” (Trinity University Press, $29.95) by Jim Fissel, Jim Martinez ...

Last spring, my mom set up her garden with drip irrigation. Even though she has a sizable yard filled with vegetables, ...

You may think you know how to water garden plants already. After all, how complicated can it be? But there are a few tips and tricks that might come as a surprise. While rain can hydrate borders and ...

Keeping banana plants happy when the weather outside is frightful looks a little different to overwintering lavender and ...