Mulching is key to protecting most perennials over winter, and the coneflower is no exception. Adding three inches of organic mulch, such as fallen leaves, straw, or bark, to the soil will insulate ...

Plagued by voles? Our Sask. gardening experts say cheap wooden snap traps baited with peanut butter with a raisin on top work ...

Clean-up is an essential fall chore, but what it means — and how much you should actually do — has shifted in recent years.

Keeping fallen leaves in your yard is more sustainable than packing them up to be trucked away as landscape waste.

Rejuvenate your garden beds. Get free plants. Dividing the perennial plants in your garden in autumn is a win-win. Here's why and how to do it ...

It is now fall and the weather will become more comfortable soon before it’s just cold. Here are a few things to do in our lawns and gardens now that ...

* What it is: The Pennsylvania-native heath-aster variety of ‘Snow Flurry’ is one of the season’s last perennials to bloom, ...

Gardeners in central Ohio know that October is a transition month with changing weather patterns that typically signal the end of the growing season in Ohio for most plants. Locust trees have already ...

Lawn grasses enter dormancy in the fall and winter but still need moisture to maintain a healthy root system. Learn when you should stop watering your yard in the fall.

To eliminate slime mold, wash it off with a strong stream of water or brush it off with a broom. It will probably come back ...

The fragrance of these heat-loving plants is most pronounced on warm sunny days. In cool locations, chocolate cosmos perform ...

"Establishing a winter-hardy grass and legume cover crop mix in the fall – such as cereal rye and hairy vetch – is one of the ...