Did you know that if you had planted spinach in your vegetable garden last fall and mulched it over winter, it would start growing again when the temperature warms up ... Read More

Alfred wrote: “We live on the seventh floor of our retirement home with a deck that has a south exposure to full sun during the afternoon. We're looking ... Read More

Phenology is the study of the appearance and timing of recurring biological phenomena. That’s a lot of words, but it means keeping track of when flowers bloom, birds migrate ... Read More

Jennifer Lai, About.com’s Guide to Apartment Living, enjoys city living and the unique pleasures it brings. But she knows we all need a dose of Mother Nature every now ... Read More

Two years ago, I had the brilliant idea to relocate my vegetable garden right behind my house. How convenient. We lifted all the sod and worked in plenty ... Read More

Spring is slowly creeping in and we're getting tempted to start cleaning up the garden. Just as a reminder, here's a (rather long) list of perennial plants that prefer ... Read More

Good news! Your roses made it through the winter. Before you sit back and prepare to smell the roses, give them a little springtime TLC. ... Read More

Last week I wrote about raised bed gardening and I got an interesting response from Sara.: “Your recent article about raised beds, called to mind a question I've been pondering. ... Read More

Red plastic mulch has gotten a lot of good press lately, for growing better tomatoes. Supposedly it will help them set more tomatoes and ripen earlier. That does ... Read More

Magnolia trees are associated with the Old South and gentler lifestyle. But there are plenty of magnolia trees for cooler climates and less hospitably locations. David Beaulieu has ... Read More

As a coffee lover, I was delighted when I first learned coffee grounds could be used in the garden. There was a while there when "they" were saying that ... Read More

Way back when I asked you all if there was such a thing as winter interest in the garden, the overwhelming majority of you said you like to keep your ... Read More

Cut flowers look so beautiful in their wrapping that they can be intimidating. I'm sure we've all had rose buds that drooped the day after we put them into ... Read More

autumnwyndsong posted a question many of us have had to deal with: "Back in Sept when fall bulbs started arriving in stores here in Southeastern PA, I went ... Read More

One thing gardeners share in common, no matter what their climate, is the desire to squeeze more into whatever space they have and to have it grow for the longest ... Read More

That’s a topic I would bet everyone of you has been mulling about recently. Another good bet is that you’ve ordered more plant seeds than you have garden space for. ... Read More

Has Valentine's Day panic set in? Before you rush out to order the typical dozen roses, give some thought to expressing yourself more creatively with flowers. What ... Read More

Most fruit trees should be pruned while they are dormant. Unfortunately that's also the time most gardeners would prefer to be hibernating indoors; which would explain why there are ... Read More

"carwena" wrote into the About Gardening Forum saying “Recently we purchased a rosemary plant at the grocery store. Through our unfortunate inattention it has dried up and ... Read More

Starting plants from seed is one of the most rewarding gardening practices - if only for the chance to get your hands in the soil in the dead of winter. ... Read More

That’s what I’ve always heard. Of course, since dried flowers eventually need to be dusted and I can think of no more objectionable chore than dusting, I look for ... Read More

Punxsutawney Phil somehow saw his shadow, despite the clouds, so we’ll have to be patient and wait another 6 weeks for spring. Gardeners know groundhogs can’t be trusted, so ... Read More