How do I deadhead my plants? And why? I discussed deadheading last week on The Garden Lady and later in the program a caller remarked that it was...

Here is a photo to show how my front porch, planted this year with annuals courtesy of Proven Winners, is flowering. Every year I try something a...

I've had several queries by email recently from gardeners who have forgotten what they planted. Some of these are from people who are new to veggie...

You say you live where it's cold, so the blue hydrangeas you plant never flower? Do you want to grow mophead or lacecap hydrangeas but you're just a...

This is the most frequent question I'm asked on my radio programs, and lately I've been getting several emails a day as well. We love the blue...

I grow several annual poppies that self-seed around the garden. Since I want them to return each year, I leave the pods in place so that the seeds...

On Friday the second annual Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival opens. This year there are over 80 gardens on tour Cape Wide, for the benefit of local...

Last May I had the pleasure of being in P. Allen Smith's gardens at Moss Mountain. (Bucket list advice: attend a workshop or go on one of his open...

This is the time of year when many of my callers/clients are asking "What's wrong with my_______?" Fill in the blank with the vegetable plant of...

Here are the plants that are catching my eye at Poison Ivy Acres the first week of June.           In June a garden...

As perennial plant gardeners, one of the things we learn over time is how each plant behaves. There are perennials that look great before and after...

One of the most enjoyable aspects of early summer is designing displays of annual flowers in containers. Today's post is about the pots I've planted...

I've often compared the garden to a party. We are blessed when we're not depending on our landscape to provide all of our winter food, so why not...

We're all familiar with the saying, "Leaves of three, let it be." But the reality is that there are many plants with sets of three leaves that we...

One of the joys of cooking and having an assortment of fresh ingredient on hand is stumbling on fantastic flavor combinations. I found one this week...

May is a magical month in the garden. If you haven't been a tourist in your own yard recently, go out into the landscape with new eyes. Pretend...

Since every garden is different and what is going on in any given month is completely regional, it's impossible to make a "garden tasks for May"...