Should you pull annuals before winter or leave them in the ground? We asked gardening experts what to do before the cold ...

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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 ...

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

It’s not uncommon for gardeners to experience some winter blues as the weather turns colder and the growing season comes to an end. If you find yourself missing the fresh growth and vividness of ...

I can relate to your frustration with some plants not performing as expected. There are several things in my home garden that I need to adjust to. Your experience with annuals growing in containers is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stop feeding annuals at peak bloom and switch to steady maintenance instead. Overfertilizing can harm plants more than giving them too little. Each annual has unique needs based on soil, sun, water, ...

For the longest time, annuals were considered passé. Perennials had become all the rage, and the odd little orphan plant tucked away in some corner was acknowledged almost apologetically. Annuals were ...

Holed up in their unfinished practice space beside a metal machine shop on Raleigh’s Capital Boulevard, the six members of the band Annuals are deciding which songs to cram into a 30-minute set. In ...