October is a great month for transplanting certain trees, shrubs and perennials and also for planting bulbs such as tulips, crocus and daffodils for a more colorful spring. If you have not yet ...

April is one of the best months to plant most new plants, i.e. trees, shrubs, roses, evergreens, and perennial flowers. These are all showing up now in garden centers and being shipped out by ...

Fray out the roots of circling rootballs before planting a new container-grown plant. At left is an evergreen removed directly from a pot with circling roots while the one at right has had its roots ...

I have been seeing more powdery mildew (a disease that causes a grayish, powdery film on leaves) in gardens. While this fungal disease is typical in late summer, there’s no need for concern this late ...

Why should spring get all the glory? While you might not think of fall as a time for planting perennials, it actually presents a golden opportunity to do just that. Not only is it bargain time for ...

Transplant is a word used a couple of ways in gardening. It can be a noun or a verb depending on how it is applied. When used as a noun, “transplant” is what we call young, often seed-grown plants ...

Almost all herbaceous perennials will increase in vigor and flowering as a result of lifting, dividing and transplanting, As you would expect, the requirement for division ranges from chrysanthemums, ...

Plants come in two varieties: annuals, which will survive for a season, and perennials, which should come back year after year. Many of the plants in your vegetable garden, from carrots to tomatoes, ...

Fall is the best time to prepare your garden for winter, but avoiding common mistakes keeps your perennials healthy for spring. Don’t prune or divide too early—wait until plants are dormant or well ...

From the reliable blooms of catmint to the midsummer glory of daylilies to the late season color of Japanese anemones, perennials return for many years, add beauty to our gardens, and attract ...