From now until the first hard frost, everything we do in the garden is all about next year.

Hostas fade over winter, leaving a bare patch in the yard. Choose companion plants wisely to replace winter color or improve ...

If you have a woodland garden with shady spots, creating an attractive border design can be easy once you know which plants work well together. Most shade-loving plants have similar soil needs, ...

For a woodland border consider these plant combinations. These offer plenty of contrast and have similar growing conditions, ...

Despite their ease, there are a few places where you shouldn’t plant hostas. Here’s what to avoid when you choose your ...

It’s the height of summer, and the weather is hot, hot, hot! That doesn’t mean work in the garden is done. Instead, venture outdoors in the early morning or late in the afternoon. Avoid working in the ...

So versatile and ubiquitous are hostas that I have yet to visit a garden that doesn’t have at least one whether left by a previous gardener or selected by the present one. Hostas certainly are ...

Rounding the bend at the edge of Robin and David Robinson’s corner Brunswick lot, passersby encounter a stone “harvest maiden” in a crown of fresh flowers, surrounded by a low boxwood hedge. At her ...

If you have a certain space in mind, you will want to find a plant whose needs match what that area of the yard has to offer. How much of the day is the sun shining there? Full sun is considered six ...