The pepper companion plants featured here play various roles in the garden community, enhancing pepper yields through pest ...

The best time to plant strawberries for most U.S. growing zones is mid-spring, once temperatures consistently stay above 50 ...

Just because your garden’s shady doesn’t mean it can’t be colorful. These shade-loving annuals bring bold blooms and serious ...

Growing ordinary apples and strawberries in your garden is satisfying, but there's something particularly exciting about harvesting exotic fruits that your neighbors have never seen. Contrary to ...

The daffodils will make a lasting memorial, as will most perennial flowers in a yard or garden. Roses, with care, will bloom ...

Q I wrote you last fall asking about a small tree we could grow in a container in Northwest Arkansas. We ended up buying a ...

The classic California poppy, is a substanitial plant and can overwhelm and smother small perennials, he said. Depending on ...

Companion plants provide a range of services to their partners. Some deter pests through chemical compounds in their foliage, ...

This is a good time to check your houseplants for pests and some trees and shrubs are ready for pruning. See what else you can do while waiting to get into the garden.

Ephemerals are unusual plants that love early spring weather: cool and a bit wet. They bring color and otherworldly flowers to shadier corners. They tend to hug the ground plane, avoiding the cold, ...

Make a small indentation in the soil with your fingers.

For those who want to maximize their efforts, it is possible to design an entire landscape with edible plants since trees, shrubs, vines, and ground covers produce edible fruits, foliage, stems, roots ...