Growing your own basil lets you always have the fragrant herb on hand. But before you embark on your basil-growing journey, ...

Growth is very vigorous this month, and a few April showers would help things in gardens as well as fill the dams. With the longer days and the warmer temperatures, plants romp away and you know that ...

Calypso orchid, fairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa) — A single, dainty, purple-magenta-yellow-white blossom atop a slender stem ...

Certain cheap breakfast items not only make roses stronger but can help get rid of pests as well. Here are the best food ...

Wondering which old-school gardening tricks really work? Here are a dozen gardening hacks and pieces of passed-down advice that still hold true.

Ginger usually requires regular hand weeding during its growth. Hand weed one month after planting. Later weed frequency ...

Given increasing food costs, cultivating a garden, especially a vegetable garden, is an excellent way to guarantee that your ...

A team of scientists set out to determine how many ants live on Earth at any given time. The answer is astounding, to say the ...

AROUND this time of the year bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category ...

Now we’re in April, the gardening jobs start piling up. And whether you’re lucky enough to have an allotment – or you’re just gardening in a small outside space – there’s all ...

Soon, the rainy season will pass and with the hot dry weather comes fire season, so be proactive by making your landscape ...

Companion plants provide a range of services to their partners. Some deter pests through chemical compounds in their foliage, ...