Key Points Hydrangeas thrive in part shade, well-draining soil, and consistent moisture.Plants that are sun-loving, ...

Suzanne and Doug Shank’s Worcester backyard buzzes with life, beauty, and purpose, writes Sally A. Downey for the ...

Watering requires adjustment to accommodate decreasing rain and humidity, and increasing temperature and new growth of ...

My Lake Mohawk experience began in the summer of 1963 when my parents bought our home on East Shore Trail. The house was ...

Pruning shrubs is always a stress-inducing topic for home gardeners. Well, at least it is if you know there are best ...

Filling your garden with color all year round is a guaranteed way to keep things looking bright and alive, no matter what the ...

The past week has been alarmingly hot — there have been a few days where it felt like a 3-alarm furnace already, and summer ...

It is time to think ahead to later in the season though, and a little extra sowing now will prove useful in keeping vegetable ...

If you prune forsythia plants in summer or fall, you’ll likely remove flower buds and reduce the amount of flowers that appear next year. You can prune damaged branches whenever needed, but ...

Natalie Carmolli, a public relations specialist with Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs, says late spring to early summer is the perfect time to prune certain flowering plants, to remove spent flowers, ...

Timing is everything when it comes to pruning, no matter the plant variety. Trim these three plants now to boost growth, prevent disease, and keep your garden thriving through the entire summer.

The time to prune spring-blooming shrubs such as forsythia, lilacs and this fragrant viburnum in within a six- or eight-week window after they bloom. If you wait too long, you will be cutting off ...