Vines are available in an endless variety of size, texture, color, and form, and they can be trained to any shape, line, or curve. Name the decorative purpose your planting should serve, the effect you want to achieve, and take your choice of suitable...

There are still flowers to enjoy in the garden in October. Unless there has been an unseasonable freeze, chrysanthemums are at their height, calendulas and verbenas are colorful, and roses are among the best produced all year. Protecting roses for the...

For the best house plants you should have the best possible soil for them. This may sound like a big order, but actually it isn’t. Today most home owners buy bagged soil and assume it is good. A potting mixture suitable for most house plants is a...

October brings a change in the air and things to do outdoors in the landscape or garden. Here are a few quick reminders that will payoff when the Spring shows up. Continue to Plant Evergreens Transplant evergreens in deep, rich soil, mixing peat...

Plants are critical to the ecosystem of a water garden. Plants take dangerous substances in the water, like nitrogen and carbon dioxide, and either eradicate them or convert them into something that ‘ll be an asset to your pool. When it comes time...