October might seem like the perfect time to start winding down your garden planting, mostly spent preparing the soil for the dreaded, but inevitable first frost. You may be employing a few choice ...

Winter is usually a quiet time for most gardens, with many plants and trees in their dormant phase. However, there are some things you can do during the winter to get ready for spring. One garden task ...

Plant perennials in fall so they can establish roots before spring blooms. Choose native varieties to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies. Creeping phlox, columbine, and bee balm love sun; ...

Plagued by deer eating your hedges? If you live in Zones 7 to 10, plant this native sunlight-hating perennial to keep them ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Spring is finally here! Everywhere you look, one can find some spring color around. Some of the first plants to peek out of the ground are spring-flowering bulbs like crocus, ...

Instead of leaving your garden barren in winter, choose from these winter flowers that thrive in cold temperatures, from winter jasmine to snowdrops.

Back in the spring, I had a column about pruning spring-blooming plants. Always prune them after they finish blooming. This is because they set their flower and vegetative buds for next year during ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the past few weeks in Northeast Ohio, the flowers have been emerging from their hibernation and the blossoms have been filling the trees with color. Although it may seem like ...

There are a lot of gardening opportunities in the autumn in our area. One of the easiest and most interesting is to plant wildflower seeds for spring blooms. Start by identifying a portion of your ...

Question: Hollyhocks are one of our favorite spring flowers but we have not been successful in Florida. What is needed to grow these attractive flowers? Answer: Northern hollyhocks are biennials, ...