Flowers can brighten any occasion, from birthdays, anniversaries, a new baby, or simply saying “thank you” or “sorry” to a friend or ...

Digging and storing dahlia tubers lets you enjoy the same beautiful blooms every year, even in cold regions. Wait for the first hard frost to blacken the leaves before cutting stems back and carefully ...

Your October gardening guide is here, with everything to plant and prune at this time of year plus gardening jobs for the ...

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Fall is the best time to divide perennial plants that flower in the spring or summer months. Discover the benefits of plant division and which plants respond well to regular division.

Deciduous agapanthus in flower beds can overwinter in the ground, covered with three or four inches of mulch to insulate them against the worst of the winter colds. This layer can be compost, straw, ...

Flowers bring back memories of the time sent with loved ones. The smell of peonies reminds me of my grandmother. Seeing ...

Mums are a go-to fall bloom for containers, but that also makes them a bit boring. Spice things up with other, equally pretty ...

Workshops, tours, festivals and other events offer plenty to learn about, whether the topic is compost tea, fermentation or ...

The crowd at Dewey Hall’s Dahlia Festival may not have been surprised by this beautiful bloom winning best in show, but they ...

Gilberts Nursery, Sherfield English, has welcomed flower enthusiasts back to their popular dahlia field. Open from mid-August until the first frosts in October, the field is a peaceful space for ...

I was born a few years after the end of the war. The Second World War. My dad had never been abroad until he went to Africa ...