A shade garden is a green and contemplative refuge. It can also be a botanical calendar, with flowers signaling the change of seasons. Well-chosen perennials for shade provide texture and pattern, ...

September is an ideal time to plant perennials, and what a wide selection there is to choose from. The weather is cooler as we hit September, but the soil is still warm from summer, and there is ...

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Most plants prefer to be pruned when the weather is cool in spring or autumn. However, some popular perennials can rebloom if they’re cut back in summer after their first flowers have faded. Extend ...

Spring, summer and fall bulbs do benefit from fertilization! The soil fertility and pH in your garden plays a role in determining the amount or if it is needed. While not absolutely necessary, ...

The recent boom in native-plant interest focuses mainly on trees, shrubs, grasses, and perennial flowers – by far the main workhorse plants of Pennsylvania landscapes. But even with the diversity ...

It's funny how, on the one hand, you can't wait for the spring to fox-trot in and relieve you from the wintry drab. But once it does, the relief is quickly overcome by a feeling of overwhelm. After ...

It may feel like spring is the go-to season for adding plants to your garden, but fall is actually prime time for planting, whether you're looking to fill in bare patches from spent summer blooms or ...

Spring isn’t the only time of year to get gardening. Late summer and fall are also good times to do some work on your yard and garden. Some popular plants are best placed in the ground during this ...

WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA — We couldn’t call it an April Fool's joke as that snow came on April 2. Sure made a mess out of everything out in the farm yard and gravel roads. Guess it was too much to ...