It may surprise you to learn that there are lots of houseplants that like to be pot-bound – thriving in a more constricted ...

What better way to get rid of pests in your garden than to use them against one another? Gardening expert shares her trick ...

The anticipation of cheerful spring bulbs can keep the gardener going through the dull winter months. John Hoyland advises on what to plant for every situation, from gravel to orchards, sun, shade or ...

First, check plants and pots carefully for unwanted hitchhikers. Snails, whiteflies, scale, and mealybugs (soft bodied scale) ...

Concrete planters have been put in to stop people parking. The council said parking on the forecourt areas was dangerous ...

As colder weather beckons, now is the time to save your plants, tackle your soil, harvest the last of your summer veg and protect crops ...

Do you need to throw all the soil away every year and start fresh with new soil? Or, can you add about half a pot of new ...

The basic rule of watering is to keep your plants healthy with the least amount of water possible. We don’t want our plants ...

4. Just as you transitioned them in spring, do the same for fall. Bring them into a sheltered place near your home or into a ...

October is a time of garden transition. Summer ends and fall begins. Toward the middle of the month, when the air cools and ...

October through mid-November is prime time in Pennsylvania’s climate to plant spring-flowering bulbs, such as tulips, ...

The plant most commonly sold in nurseries as the citrosa or mosquito plant is a lemon-scented geranium. The lemony essential ...