A catbird was skulking around the forsythia in my backyard this morning, but she was stealthy enough to keep their nest a ...

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

This winter I had very little damage from the plow. When the lawn in in shape, you can remove all the leaves and debris from your gardens and start your journal for 2025 with all the dreams you ...

While forsythia plants, for the most part, are hardy to zone 4 or 5, the flower buds may not be as hardy. When temperatures drop below minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit, flower buds may be killed or ...

In many cases, the most likely cause is the plants were improperly pruned. Since they bloom on old wood, the flower buds will be removed if they are pruned in the fall or winter. The best time to ...

Why isn’t my forsythia blooming well? In many cases, the most likely cause is the plants were improperly pruned. Since they bloom on old wood, if they are pruned in the fall or winter, the flower buds ...

Red-twig dogwood (Cornus sericea) can serve as a beautiful background for shorter forsythia plants, especially in the winter, when their red stems look ornamental. Once forsythias' yellow blooms have ...

Save yourself aggravation and excess work by heeding the advice of the professionals and avoid planting these species in your ...

Forsythia ovata, (pictured above) although critically endangered in the wild, is popular in cold climates for its hardiness. Polish and American breeders are selecting improved forms. It has survived ...

Alternatively, seek out the much more compact Forsythia ‘Mikador’, which reaches an average height and spread of 1.5m. Ribes sanguineum (flowering currant) Ribes sanguineum (flowering currant).

Looking back at the winter of 2013-14, the last time a rather weak winter La Niña was in place, similar to this winter, Boston saw 22.9 inches of snow in February 2014, nearly 10 inches above the ...