Question: My flowers growing in hanging baskets have taken a real beating during this heat wave. Even my tomato growing in a big pot does not have normal looking leaves. Is there anything I can do to ...

Q: My gardenia leaves are light green with curled brown tips. We water three to four times per week with an irrigation system. The plants have been in the pot for about a year and were created from ...

I have finally gotten around to working on my mixed shrub and perennial borders at home. A number of tree seedlings have moved in as well as other miscellaneous weeds. Simply weeding and reducing the ...

Waste products like coffee grounds and eggshells are widely used to improve soil health, but there are some more ...

Commercial fertilizers aren't that good for the soil or the surrounding ecosystem. Plus, they're getting pricey. This DIY fertilizer uses free kitchen scraps.

Have you ever gone to the grocery store for, say, milk, and left with a cartful of impulse buys? Well, I visited a couple of nurseries last week in search of one specific plant and left with nearly ...

Your garbage just might be your garden’s treasure. Here’s what you need to know about using eggshells to help your plants ...

I noticed that a couple of my beds of annuals are stunted and a bit off-color, and I’m wondering what I need to do to improve their performance. Most of my annuals in containers also are not ...

Good soil, sunshine, water: These are critical ingredients for healthy plants and a beautiful garden. Fertilizer? Not usually, said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist at The Morton Arboretum in ...

Like lettuce, spinach grows fast and isn’t very tall, so it doesn’t put down deep roots. This makes it a terrific container ...