Before you toss out those leftover fireplace scraps, discover why gardeners are saving them and which plants benefit most from this surprising boost.

It's discouraging to add beautiful flowering plants to your landscape, only to see them devoured by deer, rabbits, or both. Next time you need to replace a deer- or rabbit-ravaged plant, consider one ...

Winter is approaching, but Kansas Citians planning their gardens and landscaping for next year will have an easier time if they want to go beyond the typical grass lawn and consider native plants. The ...

Now that it is officially autumn and October has arrived, it's time to complete some fall garden tasks that will pay dividends next spring. Fall weather can be great for gardening as it tends to be ...

When you add a plant to your yard or garden, you play an important role in aiding local pollinators. In Wisconsin, bees, butterflies, moths and hummingbirds are essential in transferring pollen, but ...

Walking on the Middle Fork Loop Trail, the wood boardwalk is a stark contrast to the luscious green land as far as the eye can see. Botanist Marilyn Barker, 82 years old, and her trusty companion ...

When most people picture a summer edible garden, they imagine raised beds overflowing with ripe tomatoes, bell peppers, juicy melons and, of course, an endless supply of zucchini. While there’s ...

The first week of July is when annual flowers should be exploding with celebratory fireworks of color. If your petunias are pouting and geraniums, marigolds and other bedding plants not yet in flower, ...

There’s one tiny, telltale sign of summer in New England that can easily be missed if you don’t pay close attention: hummingbirds. Ruby-throated hummingbirds typically return to Massachusetts in ...

What’s in a name? The name geranium brings several things to mind: The stalwart red blooms we see everywhere from memorial plants marking a loved-ones grave to mass borders in ahome landscape to a ...

You don't have to resort to extreme measures to keep squirrels away. Simply fill your garden with plants that these pesky rodents dislike or generally avoid.

Hardy geraniums, also known as cranesbills, are loved in the garden because of their versatility and durability. They are commonly known as cranesbills because their fruit is shaped like a crane’s ...