After a cold snap, water is always a good idea. Watering a lawn after a freeze helps defrost any parts of the soil and ...

Leaves and stems of English ivy can cause damage to walls, while the roots can be unsightly and difficult to remove. But ...

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 ...

Candytuft is a gorgeous ground cover that handily fills in your garden's bare spots. For even more visual interest, grow it ...

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 ...

When the flowers finish blooming and the vegetable plants stop producing, you may be ready to curl up under a blanket with a ...

This week's Master Gardener column offers advice for covering plants for winter — and the best materials to use — as well as pruning tips.

Despite being winter, there's a lot to do in the garden to help prepare it for the New Year ahead, according to experts.

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

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 ...

The plants were the backbone of a garden, right? Wrong! I’ve learned that the soil itself is the most important thing, the ...