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: ...

Q: A few of my annuals are withering. The leaves just collapsed and wilted. When I water, nothing recovers. Are they a lost cause? A: This sounds like root rot, unfortunately, which would indeed mean ...

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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 ...

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 ...

When the first frost hits, your garden's not done yet - it's just time for a little tough love. Learn which plants need a ...

Corn is a great bet for a quick and rewarding summer harvest. This fast-growing crop performs well in USDA hardiness zones ...

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

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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 ...

Plants that bloom on new wood (the current year’s growth) can be pruned in late winter or early spring. Examples of old wood hydrangeas are Hydrangea macrophylla, Hydrangea serrata, Hydrangea ...