It is hard to resist the promise of "guaranteed to bloom" bulbs when you see them on store shelves or in glossy catalogs. Those bold claims make it sound like you are buying a foolproof shortcut to a ...

Blunt, rusty tools make gardening harder and less effective. Winter is the perfect time to clean, sharpen, and oil your kit so it’s ready to use when you need it. Check blades, handles, and moving ...

Putting off planting your spring bulbs? Don’t wait until the ground is frozen solid—time your planting correctly for the best ...

Spring flowering bulbs bring beauty to the landscape. Why not enjoy them inside the home? By growing them in pots and forcing ...

Shallots are an easy-to-grow cool-season vegetable. With a little attention to detail, you can grow and harvest enough ...

While these might seem like rather boring, drudgery type tasks, it’s important for the future health of your garden and ease ...

As his debut course launches on Create Academy, Sissinghurst’s head gardener Troy Scott-Smith talks us through the key jobs ...

Clusters of vibrant freesia blooms dance in a soft breeze to create a scent so delicate yet so powerful that is whisks you ...

Ditch your summer bedding, which is likely to have gone over by now, replacing it with winter and spring displays of violas, ...

Garlic is a long-season crop that needs heavy fertilizing to grow big bulbs with the best flavor. Learn how to get the timing ...

When you are a vegetable gardener, not much compares to bringing in the bounty of produce from the garden. Hot summer days ...

If the wait for bulbs to bloom in spring seems excruciatingly long, you can pot some up now and enjoy a floriferous winter indoors. Rainwater harvesting grows in the Southwest and beyond to nourish ...