Winter might seem like a quiet time for gardeners, but it's actually a crucial period for maintaining a healthy and thriving garden. As the temperatures drop and the days shorten, taking the right ...

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Unless you're planting flower or vegetables that grow in the winter, you shouldn't expect much out of your garden when the cold weather arrives. But, that doesn't mean there aren't a few tasks to ...

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

The following is an edited excerpt from “The New Low-Maintenance Garden” by Valerie Easton, photographs by Jacqueline Koch (Timber Press, $29.95). THE TERM low-maintenance gardening doesn’t exactly ...

Each month, Master Gardeners provide some maintenance ideas for your annuals, perennials, vegetables, lawns, trees and shrubs. These gardening tips will help you to de-stress in nature while ...

Whether you’re shopping for garden tools online or at a retail store, there are overwhelming types and styles to choose from. Having the right tool for the task at hand can make a world of difference.

I got a real treasure in the mail the other day ― a copy of "Groundcover Revolution: How to use sustainable, low-maintenance, low-water ground covers to replace your turf" by Kathy Jentz (Cool Springs ...

WEBVTT RAY: WELCOME TO TODAY’S "GROW IT GREEN." I’M JOINED BY MARY TEBO DAVIS OF UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. MARY, HERE WE ARE, EARLY SPRING. IF YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE PROGRAM FOR A WHILE, YOU KNOW ...

Deadheading is essential. It's surprising how many people do it wrong. Don't just pull off the faded flower. Remove the flower, seed capsule and stem, depending on the kind of plant. Deadheading ...

If you don’t have a large space for a vegetable garden, or you are looking to maximize vegetable, herb and flower production in a small space, the square-foot gardening method may be for you. A square ...