Garden

Wherever it is planted, smokebush always commands attention because of its unusual airy, rounded flower plumes, which resemble puffs of purple smoke. Here are some low-maintenance tips for growing smokebush.

Low-maintenance and also low to the ground, asarum is made for the shade. Any place protected from sun will suit this cold-tolerant perennial, which is often called wild ginger. Here's what you need to know about asarum to start growing it today.

Brush against or tread upon a planting of thyme and a pungent aroma wafts upward. This fragrant herb, used for centuries in the kitchen, is a care-free charmer in the garden, withstanding drought, heat, strong sun, and even light foot traffic. Here a

Annual plants complete their entire life cycle, from seed to flower and back to seed again, all in one season. Because their time is limited, annuals bloom with gusto, often for months on end. Here are some care-free annuals that will help transform

Plants growing in containers need quick-draining, fluffy, light soil; the easiest route is to buy container potting soil, although you can also mix it yourself. Here are some pointers for getting it right.

Trees may not seem to require as much care as the plants in your garden, but they do require a little TLC to ensure they remain healthy. These basic guidelines will help you get started.

Nothing beats biting into a juicy peach fresh from the tree. Growing peach and nectarine trees take a bit of work, but these guidelines will help you get started.

Biennials are plants that complete their life cycle in two growing seasons. They produce rosettes of leaves and sometimes stems the first year, but do not flower until the second, after which they die. These guidelines will help you properly plant yo

Tender bulbs may be lifted from the ground for a variety of reasons, including if room is needed for other plants or if they are crowded and blooming poorly. But they can also be removed to store until fall planting or over the winter. These guidelin

Apricot trees are beautiful to look at and if you grow the right type, can bear delicious fruit. Here are helpful information you should have in hand before you plant

Roses require regular attention to their needs. Use these guidelines to see causes of disease and infestation in your plants and learn how to properly heal them.

Hollyhocks are legendary among perennials, famed for their 1.5 metre (five foot) height, 10-centimetre-wide (four-inch-wide) flowers and broad colour range. But the main reason hollyhocks have endured is their easy-to-please nature. These are survivo

From the stately bearded iris — long known as the flag iris — down to the tiny plants that grow from bulbs, these flowers provide a delicate beauty in any garden. Follow these guidelines to learn how to properly grow irises so they flourish.

Nuts are healthy and delicious additions to our diets. Learn how to grow nut trees with these basic guidelines so you can reap their benefits without stepping further than your own property.

You can gain up to 10 weeks extra growing time if you start certain vegetables indoors. Peppers, eggplant, cauliflower, and tomatoes are among the vegetables seldom sown directly in the garden; they are usually started indoors and transplanted. Here

Garlic touts many health benefits and is therefore worth growing yourself. As these tips will show, growing garlic is relatively easy to grow with the proper care.

Easy to grow in almost any garden, gladioli make a splash of summer colour in a border, are long-lasting cut flowers, and are inexpensive enough that you do not have to store them over winter if you do not want to. Follow these guidelines to learn ho

Vigilance is the key to growing good plants; paying close attention to how the plants are growing will pay off. As these guidelines will show, finding a pest or disease problem in the early stages is preferable to suddenly discovering that the crop o

Growing herbs is a practical pleasure — they are handsome and fragrant in the garden, indispensable in the kitchen, easy to grow, and fascinating to study. These tips will show you how to properly grow your herbs so they flourish.

A shrub will rarely die if it is left unpruned. However, it is often desirable to control its size, to improve the overall shape, or to remove dead or diseased branches. These guidelines will show you the best way to prune shrubs and vines so they fl