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

From errant birdseed to mint mishaps, gardening can be as scary as any Halloween night - Gardening mishaps can be more ...

As the air cools and leaves start to tumble, gardeners everywhere begin their fall rituals—raking, pruning, and tucking their ...

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.

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

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 ...

Henry Homeyer says it is important to clean up the vegetable garden now in order to avoid overwintering diseases.

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 ...