Experts at Virginia Tech are providing tips for how to prepare your trees for fall weather in Virginia. Officials say that, along with crisp air and colorful leaves, fall in Virginia also means strong ...

Smothering with a mulch such as woodchips over several layers of cardboard is possible, especially in shrub or soft fruit areas. Clearing beds and borders and sowing them to lawn seed works well, as ...

Planting trees and shrubs in the fall gives them all autumn, winter and spring to establish a good root system that will ...

That spiky, whimsical-looking plant in your yard isn't as harmless as it seems. Left unchecked, it can spread aggressively ...

Grubs eat grass roots, and can quickly turn your yard into a brown, patchy mess. Learn how to identify and eradicate them ...

The truth is, every hour spent working in the garden over the coming weeks will pay rich dividends down the line, from ...

Rose of Sharon blooms on new wood, so it is important to prune out older wood much the same as one would prune a lilac to ...

As the temperatures begin to drop, gardeners are being urged to do one thing in their gardens this autumn to improve the ...

Are newly proposed fire protection regulations for a “Zone 0” around homes too strict? Or needed to prevent destruction from ...

Where other species live 40 or 50 years (redbuds less), oaks live several times that long – especially live oaks.

As you tackle your fall gardening checklist, be sure to add "plant spring bulbs" to the mix. While it might feel like time to ...