It was early spring. I had recently moved to Point Reyes Station and was in the midst of preparing the vegetable garden. While removing dead and unwanted vegetation, I encountered a large clump of ...

Plant rhubarb roots now, but the pie will have to wait. Rhubarb roots are available and ready to plant at most local nurseries. Choose a sunny location with good drainage. If your soil drains poorly, ...

Have you ever gone to the grocery store for, say, milk, and left with a cartful of impulse buys? Well, I visited a couple of nurseries last week in search of one specific plant and left with nearly ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Rhubarb sits on display at the Our Garden booth at the Ferguson Farmers Market. Q • I’m reading over my latest catalogs and ...

After all these years, you would think I wouldn’t be surprised when I spot the first bare-root plants on display in local garden centers in mid-November. Still, when I spotted rhubarb, asparagus and ...

Q: The soil in the location to which we recently moved is heavy clay. I brought some rhubarb along to plant, but the photo is what my rhubarb looks like since planting it here in May. I have watered ...

Meet Mike on Saturday and Sunday, April 16 and 17, at The Calvert (County) Home Show in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Details here. It’s been said that “April is the cruelest month,” and area gardeners ...