Many gardeners agree that learning how to grow potatoes is one of the most rewarding grow-your-own challenges out there, ...

Learn how to grow and care for 'Soft Caress' Mahonia, a unique variety of mahonia with fern-like evergreen foliage. Get to ...

Gardening is often thought of as a seasonal endeavor, with tasks that are specific to the spring, summer, fall, and winter, ...

This week's column discusses cutting back ornamental grasses and the pros and cons of starting your own plants from seed in ...

There are quite a few chores you can take care of now before you’re able to actually do any serious work in the yard outside ...

Save money by repurposing yogurt, applesauce, and similar food containers into seed starting pots. Just clean and add drainage holes. Look for used cell packs, flats, and small pots that can be used ...

The hardiness map provided by the USDA ( is based on the minimum low temperatures an area usually experiences. You simply input your zip code in the search box to ...

Plant competition is an instrumental part of natural ecosystems with winners and losers in all cases, but it is really ...

MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including care of crape myrtles, dwarf yaupon hollies, hibiscus, lichen on ...

Q I have this "thing" about keeping my potted geraniums alive over the winter. Here's a picture of them inside. They will get ...

As I write this, snow is falling outside my suburban New York window, and I feel like I just stored my gardening tools and ...