If you can't "learn to live with them," Neil Sperry suggests a ground cover that makes mowing around them unnecessary.

These pretty, early spring flowers are the first to pop up in the garden. That’s what makes hellebores, winter heath and ...

How Mulch Benefits Your Garden. Using mulch around trees and landscape plantings keeps grass from competing with them for ...

New “slow flower” farms grow beautiful blooms—without health-harming chemicals used by overseas operations that dominate the ...

Dear Neil: I’m seeing the landscape guys putting mounds of mulch around tree trunks in town. Is that really a good idea? It seems like it would cause decay in the wood of the trunks.

When choosing colors for a flower bed, consider the colors of blooming trees, shrubs, ground covers and vines that will live ...

Shady areas in landscapes and gardens require plants that need or tolerate shade. If you need ideas, attend the class “Some ...

• Before the heat and dry air of spring and summer, update your irrigation system to in-line drip, flexible tubing with ...

However, February is a good time to cut back Pee Gee hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata with pointed blooms) and the smooth or mountain hydrangeas (Hydrangea serralata) such as Limelight, Incrediball ...

The weather has warmed above last week's freezing temperatures. But it's still winter and your garden is susceptible to freezes. What you should know.

Home-grown strawberries taste better than anything from the supermarket. Discover our best varieties and how to grow them ...

Disproportionate use of force in 13 of 16 cities In 13 of the 16 cities where it was possible to analyze the race of people subjected to police force, Black people made up a higher percentage of those ...