Getting a garden started can be surprisingly difficult, and that includes choosing the plants you want to grow. If you want ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Picture this: Your once-vibrant boxwood hedge suddenly starts to wilt. The leaves develop brown spots, and then their lush, green foliage turns a sickly brown. That, my friends, is the handiwork of ...

This surprising garden task will protect your plants from diseases and pests this fall — and we often don’t do it.

Q: I came back from vacation and my Gala apple tree branch was dead. The tree also has some black spotting under the bark. I’m hoping it’s not damaged from fire blight. A: It looks like an older fire ...

Fire blight is a rapidly spreading bacterial disease often characterized by rapidly dying shoots that turn black or brown and bend into a shepherds crook shape. Fire blight is a rapidly spreading ...

ROCHESTER — If you grow vegetables, you're more likely to eat them. That's a great way to work in the recommended five servings of fruit and vegetables each day. If you put the effort in to grow your ...

15:22, Thu, Jul 17, 2025 Updated: 15:25, Thu, Jul 17, 2025 Blight is a fungal infection that is highly likely to infect garden tomato plants between June to August. Signs of blight include brown, ...

Q. I have tried to grow basil for eight years, and each time I fail. Basil is very important in my cooking, and I could easily go through $10 worth of store-bought basil in one meal. Something eats ...

I suspect that July 2021 will turn out to be a month gardeners and many farmers won’t forget for some time. We’ve had more days of rain than sun, but who’s counting ... well, maybe Eagle weather ...

BRIDGEPORT — The Schipper family, owner of Colorblends wholesale bulbs, has been in the flower business since the early 20th Century and knows how to have a thriving garden. This summer Colorblends’ ...