For many, the first cut flower of the season is the sunny daffodil. Here's how to keep these spring beauties fresh for a week ...

Four-season interest in a garden means growing ornamental grasses. But what about pruning them? Should you even bother?

Cat grass might sound like a novelty, something you buy on a whim at the grocery store when you see it. But it's more than ...

Once you begin sowing seeds indoors, it doesn’t take long to figure out there are advantages to starting some veggies earlier than what’s suggested on the seed packet. Tomatoes, for instance. Starting ...

I recently wrote an article in which I wondered why peonies are so expensive compared to other perennials. I have seen baby peonies going for anywhere between 35 to 80 dollars. Of course, as soon ...

The current houseplant boom has everyone buying plants. As the houseplant industry has grown, the decorative planters available have boomed right along with the plants. For every houseplant bought, ...

If you garden long enough, eventually, you’ll find yourself familiar with every pest and disease in the book. So, this spring ...

Whether you grab them for a specific recipe or pick up a couple so you can have fresh herbs on your windowsill, those little potted herbs at the grocery store are awfully nice to have around. Of ...

“Drain any standing water from saucer after watering.” How many times have you, as a houseplant owner, read these instructions for watering a plant? Yup, we get it; plants don’t like to be left ...