Although many plants have gone dormant, the winter garden is still an active place. Birds are feasting on last season's seed heads, filling their bellies and dropping seeds all over the ground. These ...

Winter gardening is not a silent, sleepy affair. In fact, it’s a full-on, muddy adventure that can make the difference between a thriving spring garden and a patch of regret. The secret to success?

Chill: water less in winter; let soil dry deeper to prevent root rot and fungus. Move plants nearer light or add grow lights; winter dimness causes leggy, pale growth. Skip winter feeding, raise ...

The first month of winter is a relatively quiet time in the garden, but there is one thing you can do now that will make your ...

Winter can feel gray and gloomy, with bare trees and frozen lawns stretching as far as the eye can see. But what if your garden could burst with color even when the cold is at its harshest? By ...

Wondering what to do with dormant ginger pots in winter? Discover how to safely plant over ginger and add seasonal colour ...

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 ...

Gardeners should also be patient. Clematis often have limited above-ground growth during the first year or two after planting ...

Even though you can’t plant your entire garden now, there are certain seeds that can be started outdoors right now in Maine. The technique that allows this — referred to as winter sowing — involves ...

Now that most of our winters aren’t snow-covered from wire to wire anymore, people are paying more attention to what their yards look like from December through March. We do have a fair number of ...