The fall season offers opportunities to walk through your garden, spot problems to solve and plan improvements,” writes ...

Itching to bake something that isn't sweet? Try these tasty vegan savory tart ideas that are perfect all year round ...

September brings that familiar back-to-school energy, and suddenly dinner time feels like another item on your already packed ...

Ferns are perfect plant for a shady porch. Learn how to keep your porch ferns alive and healthy through the fall and how to overwinter a porch fern.

Use wood ashes around the vegetable garden, bulb beds, and around non-acid loving plants if soil pH is below 6.0. Remember that N.C. Department of Agriculture soil testing is still free until ...

SOMETIMES an outside space comes on your radar that is so different, unusual and beautiful, that you just have to share it. Last week, I watched Steve Mills win the inaugural Gardena Top of the ...

October is the perfect time to plant some low-maintenance, spring-flowering bulbs,” says Angelika Zaber, a garden expert and ...

It takes a little patience, but you'll be surprised by just how straightforward it is to grow these indoor plants from seed ...

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Shakespeare was right (see sonnets). Spring should be gaudy. Avenues of pale-pink cherry blossom above pure white pebbles are lovely. I truly admire those who have created gardens in white and shades ...

Fall is the time to plant spring-blooming bulbs, garlic, and shallots. Plant these before the ground freezes. It looks like I have my work cut out for me this October. In general, bulbs should be ...