Propagating roses from cuttings in late spring or early summer lets you easily grow more blooms for your garden. Choose ...

When a wounded monarch butterfly arrived at a Long Island wildlife center this summer, its chances of survival looked grim.

Phenology is the study of seasonal changes in plants and animals from year to year, such as when flowers bloom, birds nest or ...

There are a lot of tasty and nutritious uses for secondary plant parts that would otherwise be discarded or, at best, added ...

Removing every dormant perennial plant stem and seed head strips the garden of its structure and beauty. They also gather ...

Mexican sage (Salvia leucantha) leads the purple parade each fall. This robust perennial will persist in the garden for up to ...

LAPORTE — Downtown LaPorte received a good polishing up from well over 100 volunteers doing tasks like picking up litter, pulling weeds and repainting benches. Many did it because of their fondness ...

Desert rose plants need at least six hours of bright, direct sunlight daily to thrive indoors. Position your plant in a south ...

The people who pushed the narratives of national reconciliation in the decades after Reconstruction weren’t Southerners. It ...

LET’S REVIEW A perfect and a little-known method which is totally appropriate now in the month of October. I have numerous times explained, and rightly so, how pruning at the wrong time of year can ...

We Grow Dreams, a professional nonprofit nursery and greenhouse, will hold a plant sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Foyo Plaza on Water Street in downtown Naperville. Fall mums, ...

October gardening tips for outdoor flowering plants, ornamentals and vegetable gardening are provided in this week's column.