Ever wondered why some of your plants die after one season, while others come back year after year? If you've pondered that, you've likely noticed the difference between two categories of plants: ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. Maxed out on marigolds? Put out with petunias?

Flowering annuals will show you a good time with the brightest colors in the plant world. Grow them in sun, shade, underneath shrubs or trees, in borders or in containers of any kind. Annuals don't ...

As home gardeners become more educated about the benefits of native plants (supporting native insects, birds and wildlife, and the environment as a whole), the focus has mainly been on trees, shrubs ...

If you’re ready to sell your house for top dollar this summer, curb appeal is likely top of mind. Most real estate agents will agree that giving your landscape a face-lift will pay a homeowner back in ...

Hardy annuals, in horticultural terms, ticks two boxes: ‘hardy’, meaning not susceptible to frost, and ‘annual’, meaning it ...

As harvest wraps us, fall becomes a critical time for weed management. Applying a fall herbicide burndown targets winter ...

Already, the snapdragons have lost their snap, the sweet peas have petered out, and the pansies are turning in to sure enough pansies. By the end of June, all those wonderful flowers you enjoyed ...

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