The rose is a favourite addition to a garden, and is fairly easy to grow, but you might just be asking yourself 'why are my ...

A cool-season flower that can be set out in early spring, sweet alyssum fades in the summer heat, but its clusters of tiny ...

A reader has a burning question about raking leaves. Plus, Grumpy’s plant of the week that will add sunshine to your garden.

Long rainy periods can drown plant roots as well as encourage water molds, fungus-like organisms that live in the soil, to ...

With little to no yard space, these Fairmount neighbors instead create elaborate arrangements of flowers and plants in pots, ...

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You can take advantage of this cycle and time your pruning so plants bloom when you want them to. Pruning now will lead to a ...

We’re talking about pruning — trimming away excess growth to shape plants and control their size as well as removing dead and ...

Certain plants bring a smile to my face whenever I see them, and one of them is coastal woollybush (Adenanthos sericeus).

Some local gardeners are gravitating toward native plants because they don’t consume as much water and help promote ...

There are two times of year that spark joy in gardeners' hearts: When the seed catalogs begin arriving in winter, and when bulb catalogs arrive in late summer. If you love bulbs, now is the time to ...

Doing so will refresh your rose bushes and encourage a burst of flowers this fall. It also increases airflow in plants ... with any that look damaged, weak, yellow or spindly.