Adding a 3- to 5-inch layer of mulch around sensitive plants can help trap in the soil's heat. 4.. Cover sensitive plants to ...

Over 80% of homes in the United Kingdom have a garden or backyard. It’s vital to know how to fight off common pests like aphids, caterpillars, slugs, and rabbits, which can harm your plants. Instead ...

Brassicas like daikon radish that push their roots deeper into soil to break up and aerate it. Deep rooted cover crops improve soil structure, water absorption and nutrient-holding capacity as well as ...

Looking for a versatile ground cover to grow year-round? This evergreen species adds color to rock gardens, slopes, under ...

Liriope can be a charming option as a full-coverage groundcover. But if its rapid growth goes unchecked, it may bring you ...

'Passion flowers are prized for their beautiful, striking blooms,' says Myles Stewart Irvine, garden expert and passion ...

Give every plant a once-over before bringing them indoors. Ideally, look at every single leaf for signs of insects including ...

Gardening columnist Marianne Binetti says, “The only season when any garden is perfect is winter, when gardens exist in ...

If you're looking to entice more birds into your garden this winter then you might want to hold off cutting back these plants ...

One of the oldest and most time-tested methods of improving your flower and vegetable garden soil is to sow “cover crops.” Be it legumes, rye or vetch, a cover crop sown now will keep bare soil in ...

Monkey grass (Liriope muscari) has attractive grass-like foliage and purple flower spikes, but here's why you should be cautious about growing it in your yard.

Low-growing tropical plants such as baby’s tears, creeping fig, moss and ivies make excellent ground covers. Small specimens ...