Gardening in poor soil can be a challenge, but it doesn't mean you can't have a beautiful and thriving garden. Many ...

Shredded leaves make a great mulch for perennials. They help keep soil temperature steady during winter. Spread a 2 to 3 inch ...

Spread a layer of mulch around your perennial plants before the first frost. Mulch acts like a blanket, keeping soil warmer ...

A long-lived perennial from the milkweed family, butterflyweed is native to much of North America. This drought-resistant ...

Laughing matters. It always has. But laughing may matter even more in modern times. Does anyone think that during the Middle ...

Yellow standard roses like ‘Tawny Profusion’ and ‘Friesia’ are good repeat flowering floribunda roses with a bushy, rounded growth. Surround the roses with lower growing annuals and perennials in ...

Let us commence with our reading, then, so that the best of what the Beehive State has to yield may be brought more clearly to our gaze. Here is your first card—the Eight of Wands. This is a card of ...

Escape the city bustle! Explore NYC’s secret gardens, where hidden blooms and quiet corners offer locals and visitors a ...

Whew, now that the weather has turned cold, the garden and I breathe a little easier. The last of the Brussels sprouts are ...

Bird feeding season is upon us now that October has come to an end. Does that mean your bird feeding station is going to be overrun with hungry birds? No, not yet, but there are several reasons to get ...