The Christmas retail season is in full swing complete with maddening traffic jams, queues at the tills and festive songs on repeat. Take a break from it all and visit your local garden centre to stock ...

Eric Tompkins, who organizes the Thanksgiving box program, said the number of requests this year was the most in a number of ...

Winter's cold and snow can produce several interesting phenomena. Here's a few of the ones our meteorologists watch out for ...

Some freezing temps will be possible overnight tonight, especially inland. So, protect any vulnerable people, pets, and ...

Harvesting chives is easy. Moussa recommends using sharp cutting sheers or gardening scissors, cutting the herb about 1.5 to ...

Dahlias grace your garden with a vibrant assortment of colors from late summer to fall. Plant them with these companions to ...

There are about 10 species of evergreen trees commonly sold in Chicago, including Fraser fir, balsam fir and concolor fir. Each type has pros and cons, but proper plant care is the key to ensuring any ...

Resist the temptation to burn anything in your fireplace but firewood — particularly garbage. You should never burn these 10 ...

ELKHART COUNTY — Soybean harvest has wrapped up and now is a good time to learn postmortem reflecting on the season. Back in September, Purdue soybean specialist Shaun Casteel, had an excellent ...

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Our gardens may be preparing for their winter slumbers, but that doesn’t mean we have to rest: It’s time to make free shrubs!

One more reason to plant perennials is the wide range of available choices. You can find species that will thrive in wet or ...