Shredded organic matter is a boon to beds, borders and edible gardens. Here’s how to use it.

As a child, I remember looking at our May Plant of the Month and wondering if it was where string beans came from. My dad ...

Bring more beneficial insects and birds to your yard with this stunning ornamental tree that is easy to plant and also ...

Pink flowering trees create a focal point in the garden, offering outstanding color and eye-catching blooms. These trees also ...

If there is one leaf shape everyone knows, it’s the maple leaf. Botanically, it’s known as palmately lobed. Just the other ...

Tired of sparse landscapes and long waits for privacy? Fast-growing trees offer a rapid solution, creating dense natural ...

The early spring blooms created a blanket of color throughout the yard. They are being replaced with blooming shrubs that are ...

It’s one of the many curious things about our modern world that as human beings get larger – the average Irish adult is now more than 10cm taller than their equivalent of 100 years ago – our gardens ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Everyone is enjoying the beauty of spring flowering trees and shrubs around the Mid-Ohio Valley. This spring you will notice hundreds of white blooming ...

Originally sterile, the Bradford pear began producing fertile fruit after cross-pollination with other pear cultivars. Several states, including Ohio and South Carolina, have banned the sale of ...

What flowering trees do you recommend for planting in home landscapes? We are fortunate to have a wide array of flowering trees that will grow in our climate. One of the earliest that has almost ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Spring is just around the corner, green spaces are beginning to wake from their winter slumber, Earth Day and Arbor Day are a little over a month away, and people are ready to ...