When you're planting your garden, you want to give your plants the best chance of thriving. Some places are too cold for certain plants, and others are too warm. So how do you know what's just right ...

Fall is the season most of us associate with winding down and settling in as the air turns crisp and the days become shorter. However, this season can also be one of the most transformative, ...

With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, where displays are overstocked with eye-catching seed ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Plant Hardiness Zone Map confirms what gardeners have been noticing for years – our winters aren’t as cold as they used to be. USDA just released new ...

Winter blasts of arctic cold always catch me by surprise. No matter how many times they occur each winter — and we had two in January — I never get used to sudden temperature plunges. grow if winter ...

Making inexpensive row covers and low tunnels for season extension and natural pest control can be easy and affordable. During any time of year, a visitor to my Zone 6 garden will find at least a ...

Novice home gardeners often stumble into a most unavoidable and sometimes heartbreaking truth: There’s stuff that simply won’t grow in their neighborhood. At the other extreme, very experienced ...

Organizers for the sixth annual Zone 6 Garden Tour are expecting 650 visitors this morning. The tour, slated for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, will feature six local gardens and will be self-guided. Held ...