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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

Learn how one couple transformed their garden into a certified pollinator habitat, embracing native plants to support bees, ...