Before you head out to the nursery to purchase a tree for your landscape, there are some important things to consider.

Plant perennials in fall so they can establish roots before spring blooms. Choose native varieties to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies. Creeping phlox, columbine, and bee balm love sun; ...

Are you searching for a perennial to grow in the fall for late-season color? Plant it now as fall arrives, and the dramatic red hot poker (Kniphofia uvaria) will adorn your yard with torch-like ...

Since different bulbs flower at different times, layering bulbs in pots can lend you week upon week of gorgeous spring flowers. This method, known as “lasagna planting,” can produce waves of color ...

Is there anyone more full of hope and faith than a gardener? After all, it is a leap of faith to plant fall bulbs in the chill of November for the dream of spring blooms. And yet every year this is ...

Winter is usually a quiet time for most gardens, with many plants and trees in their dormant phase. However, there are some things you can do during the winter to get ready for spring. One garden task ...

Gardening often is an exercise in thinking ahead. Being able to enjoy flowers, foliage and food from the garden depends on whether you ticked off the requisite list of to-dos in previous seasons. That ...

Back in the spring, I had a column about pruning spring-blooming plants. Always prune them after they finish blooming. This is because they set their flower and vegetative buds for next year during ...

There are a lot of gardening opportunities in the autumn in our area. One of the easiest and most interesting is to plant wildflower seeds for spring blooms. Start by identifying a portion of your ...