Organic gardeners recommend using worm castings as a fantastic, non-toxic fertilizer that can boost soil health and help you ...

When high summer heat combines with lack of rain, plant growth can slow from its peak levels in spring and early summer. If/when that happens, remember that nutrition needs go down accordingly. Be ...

If you like to keep things as organic as possible in the garden, making your own fertilizer is an excellent ecological choice, and you’ll save yourself a few dollars in the process. Gardening experts ...

Lemongrass is a perennial in USDA zones 9 (or possibly 8) and above. Lemongrass can be grown as a perennial in any USDA zone as long as it is properly overwintered. Growing conditions affect flavor, ...

When I first started gardening more than 40 years ago, it made no sense to me why anyone would plant a flower that lived for just one summer when there were so-called “perennials” that came back year ...

Good soil, sunshine, water: These are critical ingredients for healthy plants and a beautiful garden. Fertilizer? Not usually, said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist at The Morton Arboretum in ...

These low maintenance perennials from dogweed to bleeding hearts should be added to your garden for easy care all year round.

It looks like we may have an early spring this year, so it’s time to start cleaning up and cutting back cold-damaged perennials. How far back to cut depends on how extensive the cold damage was. You ...