As the leaves change color and fall from the trees, most of us are busy closing up our gardens for the season. But don’t put ...

If this is your first year feeding hummingbirds, first of all, welcome to the club. They’re pretty great, right? But as ...

Urine is excellent natural fertilizer and among the very oldest ways to create fertile soil. After all, pee plays quite a ...

Gourds are a staple when it comes to decorating for autumn. Along with pumpkins, chrysanthemums, and bejeweled ears of Indian ...

Agapanthus, often called the “African Lily,” is immediately recognizable with its stunning, spherical clusters of blue or ...

September is often an odd month. If you’ve got school-aged children, you go from a noisy house to a silent one. At least, ...

I don’t grow a garden without mulch. Period. Putting down a protective layer over the bare soil in my garden provides a multitude of benefits. Unfortunately, after three successive seasons of mulching ...

One of the great things about hostas is how low-maintenance they are. Of all the perennials in your garden, hostas are probably the closest thing you’ll find to a set-it-and-forget-it plant. That’s ...

When you think of planting perennial flowers, spring might automatically come to mind: birds creating a cacophony of noise, gusty breezes drying out the mud, and the excitement of new growth. But here ...