Prepare your garden for winter! Learn how a layer of mulch after the first frost insulates plants, protects soil, and ...

Companion plants can be grown in such a way that each plant supports the other. Strawberries, as it happens, are friends with ...

Different zones call for different care. Whether you need to start winterizing early in Zone 2, or can enjoy a fall garden in ...

While preparing your garden for winter, it’s a good time to reflect on what worked well this year and what you might improve upon next year for a more successful and enjoyable gardening experience.

Companion planting is used by gardeners to get better results from their veggie patch. It involves planting two or more plants that complement each other side by side. And for tomatoes there is one ...

There are plenty of plants that can weather a chill, but many fall favorites are too tender for a freeze. If you're waiting ...

As cold weather approaches, plants are vulnerable to frost. However, careful planning, preparing plants correctly, and insulating fragile ones can protect them.

Do not plant black walnuts, eastern red cedars, junipers, and hawthorns near apple trees. Avoid planting tomatoes, potatoes, ...

October gardening tips for outdoor flowering plants, ornamentals and vegetable gardening are provided in this week's column.

“What did well? The asparagus: I froze a decent amount. Strawberries did well, and the raspberries are still producing! Yellow beans are still producing more than we can eat, so enough to share with ...

Mulch protects the plants from scalding temperatures, prevents weeds from overtaking the crop, and enriches the soil with nutrients. It's a great tool, but be careful with mulching — you can easily ...

Have you ever noticed that the suggestion for "well-drained soil" appears in instructions for the vast majority of plants? Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is a plant for which this instruction must ...