There are a number of perennials that can work well as houseplants, suitable for a range of light and space conditions. Also, many tender perennials (those that are not cold-hardy in most climates) ...

From frothy seedheads to swaying stems to spikey clumps of foliage, ornamental grasses offer loads of winter interest. Call on large upright grasses, such as the native big bluestem, as well as ...

How can you tell if a snowman is mad at you? He gives you the cold shoulder. Snowman season will be with us for a while yet, but our winter landscapes needn’t look cold and dreary. We can enjoy ...

Some perennials that are just a bit too tender for our hardiness zone can be kept in the landscape with winter protection like a wrap of weed mat, burlap or floating row cover filled with autumn ...

While your lawn, trees, and much of your garden may seem brown and dead come winter, it's all just dormant. So do you water or not? It depends, naturally.

The wide temperature swings we have been experiencing lately could end up causing havoc in our gardens if it continues into the winter. The problem is a soil condition known as frost heaving. It ...

In simpler times, container gardening was small-scale landscaping using flowering annuals. Enjoy their color for one season and go with something new the next. But shifts toward food production and ...

Applying a thick 2- to 4-inch layer of mulch over your soil in autumn shelters plants from the cold and prevents their roots ...