Usually by this time of year, all of our potted and otherwise loose plants are tucked away for winter. Because we had such a dry and mild November and December, we left our plants outside and in the ...

If winter weather arrived earlier than expected, or you just ran out of energy to get the last end-of-the-season-bargain plants in the ground this fall, all is not lost. Take steps now to protect the ...

•Mulching: Mulch is a funny word, but the stuff has a serious job. As it covers the surface of the potting mix in your container gardens, the layer of loose material works primarily to conserve soil ...

Perennial plants being overwintered in pots are subjected to much harsher conditions compared to those in the soil. Because of this, they can be damaged and killed. Fortunately, there are some steps ...

A simple kitchen leftover can support healthier soil and help your garden thrive, offering a waste-reducing way to nourish plants and soil naturally.

Oct. 10—Nothing duller than talking about mulch, but there are different approaches to this big deal in the garden. And in this season of deciding what to do with falling tree leaves, now is a good ...

Peter Richards plants vegetables in sheet mulch, and Joellen Dimond plants a container herb garden. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, local gardener Peter Richards shows how to ...

“I have always felt on reading gardening books and articles in gardening magazines that I learned the most from the woman who said, ‘I planted this flower in this way,’ or ‘I planted the colors in ...