However, plants native to the tropics can suffer even when nighttime lows dip into the 40s. The bulk of plants in ...

I know this is getting to be a topic that won't go away. We had a crazy winter. Plants died. We know. We need to move on, but how? If I measure the need for covering a particular topic by the number ...

Do you know the easiest way to stop a dog from digging in your garden? Take away his shovel. Digging dogs aren’t the only cause of plant problems; winter can be tough on plants, too. And of course, ...

Many perennial plants and shrubs take time to wake up after winter. Soil temperature, sunlight, and moisture levels all ...

After a long winter, some of your garden plants may not look so great. But don’t give up on them yet! It’s sometimes difficult to tell which plants still are dormant in early spring and which plants ...

After a frost, use this 10-second plant scratch test to tell if woody plants are dead or dormant and decide what to save in ...

Some shrubs are planted mainly for their bright winter bark: vivid streaks of red or yellow that defy gray weather and seem to spark against a background of snow. To keep that bright color, these ...

Falling hazards from burned trees are only a few of the issues to consider following fire. Trees weakened by fire are ...

Prune these shrubs in spring for more flowers this summer.