September can feel like the perfect month to grab the pruners. Summer heat starts easing, the garden looks a little shaggy, ...

Learn practical gardening techniques for designing a beautiful shade garden, improving overcrowded landscapes, and pruning ...

As fall color spreads across the Boise foothills, Ridge to Rivers is pointing hikers and bikers to trails where hardwood ...

Just because one type of plant in your garden has powdery mildew does not mean it will spread to other types of plants in your garden.

Coneflower plants ( Echinacea spp .) typically don't require pruning. However, if you prefer a tidy garden, wait until spring ...

Keeping mosquitoes out of your home protects your family's comfort and health, but it requires consistent effort. Remove standing water weekly, repair screens, and trim vegetation to reduce mosquito ...

Peat was mined as “peat moss” for products that included insulation, packaging and poultry litter and is still used in the ...

Rocky Mountain National Park’s Kawuneeche Valley has lost much of the tall willow growth and beaver ponds that once defined ...

The birds are up with the sunrise -- warblers, flycatchers, sparrows and towhees calling across the treetops. Deer browse on ...

Theseus Mauruki Shambare, Features Writer THE goats arrive one by one, their hooves clicking against the sun-baked granite of ...