As we wind down the final days of the 2016 gardening season, I find myself struggling to find something to say that will seem profound and lasting.  In light of all the...

We don’t often think of plants as being good gifts for Christmas.  After all, they are hard to wrap and tend to dry up and die if left under the tree or in the house too long.  But plants are a gift that keeps giving for years to come...

It’s time for my annual column on gift ideas for the gardener in your life.  Here are some things that I wouldn’t mind receiving for Christmas...

I know it might be hard to believe that there are actually chores to accomplish in December, but in a real garden the work is never completely done.  Here are my major points to consider...

I have often noticed that as I move deeper into the dark and dreary days of winter the need for some color becomes more and more important to me.  Somehow bright colors have the ability to lift my spirits and...

Despite the fact that you and I both know there are still serious gardening chores to accomplish before the end of the year, the truth is...

I know it isn’t really winter yet, but with all the rain and grey skies it sure feels like it.  While most of the plants in our gardens are...

There is no task in gardening that generates more anxiety then pruning.  Simply put, the real secret to proper pruning is...

Back on the 11th and 12th of this month some of you might remember waking up to frost on your roofs and possibly even on your lawn.  That was our wakeup call that winter is coming and we need to...

Albert Camus, the French philosopher that developed Absurdism once said: “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”  I certainly can’t begin to explain “why” fall color happens, but I can explain “how” it happens.  Here are the nuts and bolts of fall color....