July is when inland gardens really heat up, while coastal gardeners wake up to cool, gray mornings until month’s end. After ...

Tomato pruning in mid-summer can help keep plants healthy and produce larger fruit. Here’s how to prune determinate and ...

My favorite spring blooming perennial is Columbine, which will grow in sun or shade. It has a tendency to reseed itself. Coleus, Hosta and Heuchera (Coral Bells) are my favorite shade perennials. They ...

Summer Crush’s flower buds are better than most hydrangeas at surviving Pennsylvania winters, and plants also have good ...

While building a new nation, many presidents and founders showed an interest in landscaping, flowers, vegetable gardening and ...

If spring and early summer flew by before you could plant, or your garden simply isn’t looking its best right now, don’t give ...

But almost as soon as the blossoms begin to fade, I’m reminded of Shakespeare’s words: “summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” Suddenly, the long, lazy days seem to be slipping away far too fast.

Tropical-flowering plants are still arriving and this is their season -- they love it hot and humid. Water and fertilize weekly, and they will bloom non-stop. Summer annuals also benefit from ...

The first week of July is the time of red, white and bloom so take time to deadhead, fertilize and water your summer annuals and perennials to keep them in flower. July is the month that many potted ...

You can still plant beautiful perennials in your garden, even in the July heat. However, if you plan to do so, it's important ...

In 2007, the U.S. Senate designated a week in June as National Pollinator Week to increase the general public’s awareness of ...

During the summer, we tend to hang out in the shaded areas  of the garden when the weather gets hot.  Brighten up the darker spaces of your garden with fuchsias, tuberous begonias, impatiens and New ...