Winter is usually the ideal slow time in the yard or garden to cut things back and tidy up. But pruning certain plants when ...

As the days get shorter and leaves begin to fall, many gardeners start tidying up their outdoor spaces for winter. Pruning is often at the top of the list, but cutting back certain plants in autumn ...

Autumn is the perfect time to clean up flower beds, remove dead plants, and get everything ready for the months ahead.

Is a landscape really complete without evergreens? Add a few of these shrubs to your outdoor space for year-round interest -- from leaves to blooms and berries.

Just when I thought my volunteer cherry tomato plant would continue to thrive into its second year, it became infested with spider mites and had to be removed. Last September, it had sprouted in the ...

A: The best way to do it is actually just pick it. Dig it out, and shake it off, and then make sure it doesn’t go to flower. That’s the big one. Don’t rototill it up. Just dig it up, put it into a ...

Jackie Bantle Saskatchewan Last week’s column focused mainly on vegetable harvest and getting lawns, shrubs and trees ready ...

Pruning certain shrubs in the fall encourages new growth that winter temperatures will damage and, for many shrubs, reduces ...

Pruning and deadheading can help certain plants bloom longer. We asked a gardening expert whether pruning mums produces ...

Learn how to grow and care for chocolate cosmos, from starting seeds and transplants to overwintering. Get to know the ideal light, soil, and water conditions for growing beautiful chocolate cosmos.

Light fall pruning keeps lavender neat, healthy, and less prone to winter injury. Never cut more than one-third of new growth or prune too late in fall. Avoid cutting woody stems since lavender won’t ...

While many of your garden's plants have been flourishing throughout the summer, the start of autumn means there's a lot of work to do. Many of your star plants will begin dying out over the coming ...