Purple Dragon' is a stunning ground cover, but if you want some variation in your garden there are a few choices that pair ...

This week's column tackles questions about what to do with poinsettias after Christmas, mulching and sowing seeds in winter.

Cutting back flowering perennials, annuals and bedding plants can help to improve and prolong flowering and the shape of a plant. It’s not just trees and shrubs that need pruning. Flowering ...

The spring gardening season is very busy for me and there have been some years when I did not even cut back the perennials in ...

Ideally, perennials should be lifted, divided and replanted every three to five years. You'll be rewarded with healthy, vigorous growth and a crop of new plants. Plants should be divided when they ...

A wise gardener once said, “Beginners worry about making plants grow. Experienced gardeners know the real trick is keeping them under control.” While gardeners love to commiserate about how ...