Blueberries may look effortless at the grocery store, but growing your own at home can be surprisingly tricky. Many new gardeners find that their bushes don't fruit, drop leaves too quickly, or simply ...

Snake plants may be easy to grow, but they do need some care in order to thrive. Follow these tips in the growing season to ...

This is the time of the year for planning! Whether it is the garden, the yard, flower beds, shrubbery, perennials, you name it, the spring itch has hit in a big way. Catalogs are coming to fuel our ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. Despite the gloomy weather, I’m determined to make the ...

In a world with rapidly disappearing wilderness and ever-expanding human developments, what can a home gardener do to stem the tide? Thomas Rainer and Claudia West answer that question in their newly ...

Quite a few years ago, my husband and I jumped onto the natural lawn trend, which means we don’t mow a part of our yard and let it grow. I could go on for a while about the benefits of our small ...

Question: We noticed a difference in the oak trees. Which one greens up first with the glossy leaves and which one produces all the fluffy stuff? Answer: Most years there it is a matter of weeks ...