Just because the weather is turning colder does not mean that gardeners need to forget about seeing beautiful blooms in their ...

Key Points Fall planting extends fresh harvests with cool-season crops that tolerate frost.Pick quick-growing, hardy veggies and protect them with mulch and row covers.Raised beds and sunny, elevated ...

Mulch tender perennials with fallen leaves. Excessive leaf cover on your grass (more than 20%) may smother grass and inhibit ...

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 ...

Fall is the best time to plant spring-flowering bulbs and native plant seeds that benefit from cold stratification, like ...

Find out how to save your dahlias to re-plant year after year. These 6 easy-to-follow steps are essential if you want free ...

At Highfields Farm, columns of raised beds corral a leggy late-season bloomer. This year, they are cultivating 120 varieties ...

Dahlias are planted each year in May and thrive in the mild heat of Pacific Northwest summers with the dry days in late summer and temperatures under 80 degrees. When trimmed deeply as flowers fade — ...

Learn how to dig up, store, and save dahlia tubers so your flowers return year after year. An expert shares the best method for success.

Dahlias are having their “It” flower moment and flower farmers are fueling a wave of “dahliamania.” As autumn approaches, ...

If the wait for bulbs to bloom in spring seems excruciatingly long, you can pot some up now and enjoy a floriferous winter indoors. Gardeners are constantly gaming the system, using fertilizers to ...

Did you hear about the cheapskate who made his pancakes so thin they only had one side? I’m all for being thrifty around the yard and garden, but saving geraniums over winter isn’t just about getting ...