Winter quietly hands you an advantage that spring shoppers never see. When the soil rests and plants slip into dormancy, you ...

HERE IT IS, midway through December already! Santa is compiling his list to see who has been naughty or nice, and Olympic Peninsula residents and guests are slipping and sliding on the ice skating ...

Holiday plants add color to your home and make welcome gifts. Poinsettias are the No. 1 selling house plant and decorate ...

Partridge berry is what happens when a plant understands the assignment. Low-growing. Evergreen. Shade-tolerant. Native. It forms a tidy carpet of glossy leaves, delicate white flowers, and bright red ...

Many flowering plants are currently dormant, so the current season presents an ideal time to ‘dive’ into the garden’s foliage ...

December is here — bringing with it the end of the year and a festive energy that makes us want to revel in every moment of ...

Winter in the South can be hard on plants. Fluctuating temperatures, sporadic freezes, and winter winds all take their toll ...

By the time December rolls around, most gardens look sleepy and done. But under all that quiet, you’ve still got a lot of ...

When is the best time to plant bulbs in North Texas? Pro gardeners say the ideal planting window is Thanksgiving through Christmas.

November is almost here, and it’s time to get your perennial flower garden ready for winter. Do you cut it down or don’t you? The traditional approach to preparing herbaceous perennial beds for winter ...

Drought conditions that have withered perennial flowers gardens this autumn could be ending soon. "This rain sure hasn't hurt," said Mary Lee Minor, a horticulture columnist and a longtime member of ...

A poet is said to be someone who sees the world each day as if for the first time. I can vouch for this poetic feeling whenever I see certain plants, no matter how familiar they might be. At this time ...