To keep the garden looking its best, and to get the most from the experience, we need to spend time in the garden.

Widely known for its attractiveness to cats, catnip also attracts beneficial insects while repelling many pests. This makes ...

Deadheading is the removal of spent flowers from blooming plants. Learn the proper way to deadhead plants and which plants ...

Planting in clusters is better to help pollinators and from a garden design perspective. It looks nicer to have swaths of ...

IT looks like the hot weather is going nowhere. And while we might be loving it, our gardens aren’t as big of a fan.

The smell of catnip in toys or the plant itself seems to put cats into a drugged state. Should cat owners be concerned about ...

Ground covers, perennials, shrubs or even a slender tree would be easier to care for and could add color, texture and ...

To do yard work when it’s hot, I try to work in the shade. For example, I spent the cooler hours this morning removing dying ...

Native landscaping requires minimal maintenance, benefits the environment and, with a bit of acceptance, can be a thing of ...

As far as summer perennials go, catmint is at the top of horticulturist Christine Froehlich’s list for pruning. "The number ...

If spring and early summer flew by before you could plant, or your garden simply isn’t looking its best right now, don’t give up! There are many plants you actually can plant in July.