It’s just past 10:00 a.m. and Old Tom is standing in my backyard. He has been a shoveling, bending, tugging figure out there for almost 20 years. Like me, Tom moves slower today than when he first ...

It’s just past 10:00 a.m. and Old Tom is standing in my backyard. He has been a shoveling, bending, tugging figure out there for almost 20 years. Like me, Tom moves slower today than when he first ...

Instead, focus on planting roses, bare root trees, ground covers, containerized shrubs, bushes, many perennials, roots, tubers and bulbs along with sweet pea seed, grass seed and many cool crop ...

Maybe it was a nuclear war, devastating climate change, or a killer virus. But if something caused people to disappear, ...

Very rich soils may require that you stake the plants, as the stalks can be a bit floppy. Blazing star prefers ... Heavy clay can cause root rot, especially in winter, if the soil doesn't drain ...

They can then be dug up and stored over winter. Coleus are low-maintenance ... one of the most often seen shade-loving flowering plants. From summer through early fall hardy begonia displays loose ...

Paul Clements spent a year living in a cottage in the grounds of Montalto Estate outside Ballynahinch as he recovered from ...

To some degree, you need to know your plants and what's called their "hardiness." The best thing you can do is go online and ...

You can now plant warm-weather bedding plants. I just squeeze them between the winter annuals and will later cut the dying winter annuals down in early summer, leaving the summer annuals to spread.

Upcoming cold overnight temperatures have prompted the National Weather Service to issue Frost and Freeze-related advisories, ...

When it comes to deciding whether trees and plants need replacing, local experts tell homeowners to be patient as plants emerge from dormancy and re-sprout at different times. John Farfaglia, ...