Early sprouters such as henbit and chickweed can show up in January where mulch has shifted, washed away, or broken down.

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Snake plant is often considered one of the most durable houseplants because it thrives on neglect more than attention. Its ...

Garlic fails to thrive when it is planted too late or too early for the local climate. Garden experts explain that garlic ...

Peperomia obtusifolia is a favorite among interior stylists for coffee tables because it stays compact and polished. Thick, ...

No-sun rooms can still look lush. The trick is choosing plants that naturally live under forest canopies or in shaded corners ...

Water experts are increasingly describing a shift from drought to deficit: many regions are taking more water from rivers, ...

Porch light catches the pale trumpets and makes them glow, so the garden gains a focal point when daytime color disappears.

Spring ephemerals live on borrowed light. They push up before deciduous trees leaf out, bloom in a brief burst, set seed, ...

Sawdust is only as garden-safe as its source. Clean, untreated wood is fine, but dust from painted, stained, pressure-treated ...

Meanwhile the real narwhal stayed far north in dark Arctic seas, unseen by most buyers, while the artifact kept traveling, ...

Saltwater crocodiles treat the waterline as prime real estate, because prey must slow down where banks are steep, mud is ...