The first frost has come to the valley, and the outdoor gardening season has come to an end. For many, houseplants are ...

Q: Bill, I have a white, sticky, fuzzy fungus on my Sweetgrass plant. What can I do? I am retired now and my wife expects me to help her keep a nice yard when I'm not fishing or e-mailing my friends.

LAFAYETTE, N.Y. — In this week's Gardening Update, Carol walks us through getting rid of some of the bugs you might see on your plants. When you bring plants inside for the winter, you might notice ...

Question. Our camellia hedge is blooming nicely but is thin at the base. Should we cut it back when the blooming stops or wait until spring to do the pruning? Answer. Enjoy the blooms now and wait ...

Have you ever encountered a white cottony mass on a garden plant and wondered what it is and what to do about it? Chances are the culprit is the mealybug. While more than 170 species of mealybugs ...

I was gifted a potted African violet, but I'm not sure how to take care of it. I have heard they are hard to keep alive. What can I do to care for this plant? African violets do have the reputation of ...

Last week, I wrote about the explosion of large patch, brown patch, and Zoysia patch. Over Thanksgiving weekend, the conditions were perfect for the disease triangle and the disease flourished. If you ...