As the calendar turns from August to September, chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum x morifolium), aka mums, start appearing in nurseries and garden centers. These plants are a staple in many landscapes in ...

As summer blooms fade from heat and drought, fall flowers step in to revive the garden. Nothing comes to the rescue like the ...

Dig a hole twice as wide as the pot, and place the plant in the hole so that the crown (where the roots meet the stems) are at ground level—and not any deeper! Backfill the soil, water, and mulch to ...

People who enjoy gardening might make poor stand-up comedians. Gardeners chuckle at things others might not find amusing. For example, when discussing botanical species like Hosta sieboldiana and ...

This week's gardening column also includes guidance for handling aphids and black spots from sooty mold and advises patience when planting flowers.

Worried about your mums as temps drop? Here's what to know about their cold tolerance—and the simple steps that can help them ...

It was many decades ago that I scolded my son for cutting down a burning bush (Euonymus alatus) at the edge of our woodlot. That was before there was an awareness of the scope of non-native invasive ...

It’s (finally!) officially fall over at Trader Joe’s, and while everyone's familiar with all the fall food finds that are now on shelves, we've had our eye on the plant section. Mums are back for the ...

Jake Eastburn, Executive Producer for Paula Sands Live, has a green thumb and shares some of his knowledge about how to care for the ubiquitous, richly-colored blooms that symbolizes the fall season-- ...

Q. The beautiful mums in front of my condo that I started from a small indoor plant thrived and multiplied for more than 10 years. Every year after the blooms faded, they were cut down, and they ...