When purchasing garden mums, select plants with mostly closed buds and healthy foliage. Plants already in full bloom will not be attractive as long. Avoid plants whose flowers have already begun to ...

Here are some fun, creative ways to reuse scraps before they head to the compost bin: make new foods, improve your potting soil and create ingredients for other dishes.

Did you know that you don't have to throw away all the fallen leaves in your yard? Leaves are a valuable source of nutrients for your garden and can be made into an excellent soil amendment. Here's ho ...

Workshops, tours, festivals and other events offer plenty to learn about, whether the topic is compost tea, fermentation or mason bees.

Leaves begin to pile up on the lawn in the fall. Here's why it's not a good for your turf, why you should rake regularly ,and what to do with all those leaves.

There are various ways you can attract birds into your garden, but when you're specifically aiming for one species, it's good to know what conditions they prefer. And what better bird to welcome into ...

Summer may be ending, but your garden doesn’t have to! Here are simple ways to extend the season and what to plant now for a strong fall growing finish.

This is always a bittersweet time of the year for me. Gardening is one of my favorite activities during the summer, but in my opinion, fall weather is the best ...

Native Plants in the home garden: Are you a native plant enthusiast? Sonoma County Master Gardener Bill Klausing, Rosemary McCreary and Linda King lead a talk on “Native Plants in the Home Garden” ...

In this video, I show you how to compost shredded paper to make rich, fertile, plant food and soil improver. Why waste paper or place it in the recycle bin when you can turn it into beautiful compost ...

In terms of planting depth, Luke Newnes of Hillarys says a good rule of thumb is to plant bulbs about three times as deep as the bulb is tall. This is usually around ten to 15 centimetres deep. Space ...