If you want to be happy for 10 years buy a dog. If you want to be happy for a lifetime, plant a garden. Michelle Fischer ...

“Fast-growing hedges, such as cherry laurel, privet, leylandii and bamboo, are the perfect alternative to man-made fences. Leylandii is especially quick, growing up to 90cm a year and requiring little ...

Poinsettias, with proper care, can continue to be colorful for two months or longer.

I’ve been taking Miguel, my 12-year-old Havanese, for 3,500-step walks around the neighborhood lately (and telling myself ...

Gardening is about having fun and trying new plants. It is also about being successful. Even dependable plants will die from time to time. Diversification of a garden is a good strategy to have. Gregg ...

Jess Zander, of You Can Do It Gardening, offers advice for Massachusetts plant parents and sets expectations for what the drought could mean for our landscaping.

Like the essential evergreen tree, poinsettias are a Christmas tradition. But how long do poinsettias last? Their beauty ...

Simply rake or blow fallen leaves into a pile and secure them with a wire cage or weighted piece of plastic to keep the winter wind from blowing the leaves about. If the leaf pile is sitting on top of ...

Add weeks of colorful flowers and decades of enjoyment to your indoor plant collection with holiday cacti. Dress one up with ...

The Darwinian Gardener pulled into his driveway and noticed that something felt different. It took him an extra second to ...

Pasque flowers are exceptionally cold hardy flowers that bloom early in spring, but even though they tolerate the cold, they ...

The Beverly Hills Garden Club Beautification Award for October/November was presented to Karen and Dean Dickson of Fairfax ...