Some plants do more than just look good—they help keep annoying pests away. With natural compounds that deter insects, these plants offer a chemical-free way to protect your home and garden. Here are ...

While gardens may appear to be dormant during the winter, they are actually very much alive and teeming with life.

If the leaves of your citrus tree are yellow, it’s a sign that they are deficient in the minerals — nitrogen and magnesium t ...

Recently, I’ve been seeing advice on Facebook about adding banana peels to your soil for potassium. Bananas and their peels do indeed contain potassium, which is a major nutrient for plants. The other ...

It is planting season in the garden, and I am still waiting on last week’s seeds to emerge from the soil. Soil temperatures ...

Each session will explore a new topic and give participants the opportunity to engage with Extension horticulture experts.

Butterflies and moths look alike and are in the same family, Lepidoptera. Their life cycles start with eggs that hatch to ...

Protecting seedlings from pests can feel like a constant battle; sometimes sensible plant choice is more worthwhile than ...

If you can't "learn to live with them," Neil Sperry suggests a ground cover that makes mowing around them unnecessary.

Programs include a session on fruit tree pruning, a salamander meet and greet and children's programming focused on bugs.

This year's Great Plant Picks theme will have you dreaming about a lively year-round pollinator paradise filled with bees, ...