Photo: cjp/E+ via Getty Images. No matter the season, companion planting can help your garden thrive. This popular strategy involves growing certain plants together that mutually benefit one another.

There’s something about fresh tomatoes from the garden that makes them taste beyond incredible. And now that it’s officially spring and we’re in full planning and gardening mode, a refresh on how to ...

The Springfield News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri, partners with the Master Gardeners of Green County each week to bring readers a question-and-answer column with some of the expert horticulturists ...

I’M HERE AT VALLEY VIEW FARMS WITH CARRIE ANGLE, AND WE’RE GOING TO PLANT THIS CUTE LITTLE GUY, A LITTLE TOMATO, A CHERRY RED. DOES THAT MEAN. OH, SMALL ONES. THOSE ARE MY FAVORITE. AND THIS IS HUSKY ...

Some of our onions have bolted too early and the bulbs have stopped growing. What should I do to prevent this? Onion bulbs do stop growing once it has "bolted" (set seed), so it is good to deadhead ...

The second week of June is still a busy time of planting. It's not too late to plant dahlia tubers, lily and glad bulbs and to start growing tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and zucchini. You can grow ...

My redbud tree seems to be having problems, only half has bloomed this year, the other half is losing bark and has some dead-looking branches. I also see woodpeckers on the damaged parts. What is ...