Timing the pruning of your plants right is vital to their health. These are the flowering vines and lush bushes you should be cutting back in February.

Borders look flat by February, but a quick split of seven reliable perennials can revive them, boost summer colour and give ...

One five‑minute February job on bare soil could mean months of healthy basil and mint, with barely any weeding. Want a constant flow of fresh herbs?

In Putnam County, the bare-root seedling sale opens for online orders on Feb. 17 and includes plug-sized native perennials. Typically, bundles of 10 to 15 from a species are $1 to $2 per seedling. See ...

From Seed: If you want to start skeleton flowers from seeds, cold-stratification is necessary. The simplest method is to sow ...

There was a time when retailers waited until September to place their orders for plants for spring. But demand by gardeners is so strong for new and unique plants that many retailers now place their ...

IT’S around this time of year we often have some BIG landscaping plans in mind for our gardens. From pathways and patios to ...

Generous rains in December and early January made for early blooming hillsides and canyons. Already, hoary-leaf Ceanothus ( Ceanothus crassifolius) is showing its ivory-white colored flowers, soon to ...

An unusually brutal blast of cold air from during the end of January and early February pushed temperatures down into record ...

This year, gardening is getting a convenient makeover.

The echinops and echinacea are both great options for drought prone/dry areas and being perennials, they really are good ...

This week we’ll complete our review of the All-America Selections winners with six National winners in the ornamental plant category. These new varieties have been rigorously tested in garden trials ...