Picture this: a crisp autumn afternoon, trees blazing in shades of amber and gold, leaves tumbling lazily to the ground. Most ...

It's the season of falling leaves, and you might be tempted to use your pile as mulch for your garden and around the yard.

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

No person may place or permit placement of any food or other edible material outdoors which may be reasonably expected to ...

There may be a 20-foot-tall skeleton on your next-door neighbor’s lawn and zombies in the yard across the street, but the ...

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

Indiana's freezing temperatures mean Hoosier plants may be at risk for cold damage. Here are expert tips on how to protect ...

Most potted tender plants are suitable candidates, including aeoniums, bananas, bird of paradise, brugmansia, lantana and ...

Discoloration, thinning out, diseases, and excessive weeds are important signs that you need to replace your mulch. Pest ...

By Shelby Carroll N.C. Cooperative Extension Recently, I have received a variety of phone calls from homeowners and gardeners ...

Pumpkins are an easy and rewarding crop to grow, offering endless varieties for carving, baking, or decoration. With the ...

THIS week the Met Office predicted plummeting temperatures and ‘unsettled’ weather conditions – with the threat of -1C in the ...