I know that you're coming here looking for an easy, fast, organic and problem-free way to get rid of poison ivy. The truth is, there is no one magic method but only a combination of strategies depending on how much poison ivy you have and where it is. Bottom line? You...

Have some of the annuals in your mixed pots or boxes stopped flowering? This isn't unusual because some of the annuals that are so perfect for spring planting don't bloom as well once the temperatures rise. This doesn't mean that they're bad plants...it just means...

We love hydrangeas because their flowers are so huge and showy, yet often those large blooms are so heavy that they end up down in the mud. 'Annabelle' is one of the worst in my garden, so it's the one I support every year. Here's what I do: I use this method for...

I frequently hear my callers on GardenLine saying something similar. "I treat them just the same, they get the same water and the same amount of light...they're just a couple of feet from each other but they're growing so differently!" There are several possibilities...

*This is when the weeds, diseases, and cultural problems start to show up. Solving the problems starts with an accurate diagnosis. *Think about what the weather has been for the past two years. Think about your watering, fertilizing, planting practices, and what else...

In early July the perennial garden needs some attention. The summer weeds, such as crabgrass, are about to go from tiny to huge, so gardeners are wise to pull them out now. Secondly, plants that bloomed early in the summer benefit from some clean-up, deadheading, or...

Searching for a low growing, bright green alternative for Thyme? Maybe you're allergic to bee stings and don't want something that flowers. Perhaps you have slightly heavier soils so that thyme just doesn't thrive. Or maybe you want a bright green plant that will...

When you bought that azalea it was thick and full, right? Then three or four years later you see that above that bushy layer of foliage and flowers there are suddenly tall sticks that are bare, with green growth only on the top of those stems. Your azalea is getting...

Once oxeye and Shasta daisies finish flowering the plants aren’t an asset in the garden. The variety of Shasta called ‘Becky’ is the exception and we’ll talk about how this plant should be treated later in this post. Oxeye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) bloom in late...