During the holiday season, plants often play a central role in our decorations. While poinsettias, Amaryllis, holly, holiday cacti and evergreens receive much of the attention during the holidays, ...

This is the time of year that tulips in many different hues pop up in gardens, and beyond spring, tulips are also a popular ...

Christmas cacti are succulents that generally bloom around the holidays in shades of red, pink, or white. Christmas cactus ...

I bought them anyway, and while I can’t remember my exact frame of mind when I walked up to the checkout with all those ...

Cutting amaryllis leaves back at the right time is a key part of amaryllis care and essential to make the plant rebloom. The ...

Mark gets tired of me digging a 2-foot-deep pit in his vegetable garden to keep pots of them cold, but not freezing, so that ...

We call them legumes but peanuts, cashews and almonds, botanically speaking, are really dry fruits. Is a tomato a vegetable ...

Roses, fruit trees and bushes and hedging plants are often sold as “bare root” plants. These woody plants lose their leaves in winter and become dormant. They are then dug out and sold without soil on ...

Christmas trends this season reflect customers’ desires to relive childhood holidays, with bubble lights, paper lighted ...

I see you, sitting there by the fire with your cup of hot cocoa (or wine). Don’t get too comfortable. You might think you can rest on your laurels now that there’s a break in the mowing, weeding, ...

Christmas shopping can quickly become expensive, especially if you replace everything each year. If you're trying to cut down ...

For most of the year, we are aware of the plants in our home and yard that are hazardous to our pets. However, as we start ...