Topdressing your potted plants that need a refresh but don't need to be completely repotted saves time, money, and stress on ...

Ensuring your plants get the right amount of water is a challenging task, and lugging around a watering can is hard work. Here are some hands-off alternatives.

My flowers growing in hanging baskets have taken a real beating during recent hot weather. Even my tomato growing in a big pot does not have normal looking leaves. Is there anything I can do to help ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pruning plants in the fall doesn’t just keep your garden looking neat. It also wards off disease and pests while giving perennials ...

Avoid impulse plant buying and create a beautiful garden with these strategic tips for planning your purchases.

Gardeners are often told how important nutrients are to plants. But what is a nutrient, actually? “Nutrients are the chemical elements that plants need to build their tissues and operate their life ...

Some plants just sit on a windowsill, quietly existing. Others enter a room and own it. They are the horticultural equivalent of a velvet armchair or a giant piece of art. These are statement plants, ...

This beautiful perennial planted in spring doesn't just grow strong roots. It also produces gorgeous blue flowers and attracts pollinators to your garden.

When summer heat waves hit, most people can seek out air conditioning. Plants can’t. “They’re rooted in place, so they have to deal with whatever comes along,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge ...

Indoor plants that don’t need water are a plant parent’s dream. It’s not that we don’t love our plant babies, we just have busy lives and sometimes watering houseplants falls to the bottom of the ...