For extra shelter, you can surround the pots with bubble wrap or stuff straw between the containers to insulate against cold ...

Water regularly until the first frost. After the first frost before temperatures consistently drop below 20ºF, add 3 to 5 ...

When you've had a successful year with your strawberry plants (Fragaria × ananassa), the last thing you want is to let them ...

If you want to get fresh herbs from your garden all year round, then it's time to start prepping your plants for life in the ...

Do I need to cover my strawberry plants with straw in the winter? I already have cardboard and black plastic under them. Will this be enough to protect the crowns and roots from freezing? Yes, it is a ...

As the warm weather of late spring arrives and we look around our landscapes, the mildness of last winter becomes apparent. Tropical plants on the south shore were barely touched by winter cold, and ...

I am getting questions about when to prune raspberries — spring or fall? To be clear, this is not the same thing as getting rid of the canes that produced this year. They are finished and should be ...

Pruning and trimming are both ways to grow healthier, more beautiful plants. But although these two strategies are similar—cutting away leaves, branches, or other plant parts—they should be used at ...