Don’t discard those left over seeds from last season. When properly stored, many seeds can last for years, saving you money when you plan and plant this year’s garden.

Don’t let the holiday rush and winter weather ruin your holiday party. Take a few minutes to walk through your garden and gather a few items to create a holiday centerpiece.

Keep the flavor of your garden alive all year long. Pick and dry herbs for winter meals and holiday gifts.

Don’t worry if you notice small fruit fly-like insects flitting across the room. It is not a sign of bad housekeeping nor are they harmful to your plants.

Yellowing, speckled leaves and small spider webs are sure signs spider mites have taken up residence in your plants.

Does this sound familiar? You brush your hand over your plants and a cloud of white fly-like insects disperse in the air. It is not a good thing.

Extend your enjoyment of potted and forced tulips, daffodils and hyacinths.

Get more produce and enjoyment from your garden by extending your growing season. Use cold frames, cloches, and floating row covers to protect young seedlings and transplants or your harvest from chilly temperatures and frosts.

Add a little extra color and beauty to your fall landscape.

Don’t let the first fall frost end your garden season. Give your plants a bit of protection and gain several weeks of beauty and pounds of harvest for your efforts.

Replace your plant stakes with pruners to keep some of your floppy flowers full of blooms and standing tall.

Help small children handle the anticipation and adults deal with the stress of the holidays while creating a few homegrown gifts.

Get the whole family involved in growing your own healthful holiday treat. And, believe it or not, it can be quick, easy, nutritional and fun.

Don’t compost the top of your pineapple. Instead, use it to start an indoor garden with your favorite young or seasoned gardeners.

Growing your own grapes for jam, jelly, and of course wine can be fun. Get the most flavor and productivity with proper harvesting and a bit of bird protection.

Enjoy your garden’s beauty year round. Harvest and dry a few flowers to use in flower arrangements, craft project or as gifts for friends and family.

The beautiful evergreen foliage and bright red berries make holly a popular plant in holiday arrangements and our winter landscape.

Make your holiday meals just a bit more special, decorative, fun, and nutritional with homegrown garnishes.

Looking for a last minute gift for mom? Don’t worry there is plenty of time to create the perfect gift she will enjoy all season long.

Save energy and money by growing your own air purifier.

Have a bit of fun and stretch your gardening muscles with kitchen scrap gardening.

Looking for the perfect gift for your favorite gardener? Don’t worry, you still have time and lots of choices.

Looking for the perfect gift for your favorite gardener? You can get creative and stay within your budget.

So you decided to brighten the winter landscape with a few lights.

A break in the cold winter temperatures can be a welcome reprieve for gardeners, but not such a good thing for our spring flowering bulbs.

Heavy snow and ice can wreak havoc on our landscapes. Proper handling of storm damaged plants can help minimize long-term damage.

If you steal a kiss under the mistletoe this season, you might like to know a bit more about its history.

Mums are often the last flash of color in the garden. But getting them to survive the winter can be difficult.

Plant a gift for dad this Father’s Day and give a gift he can enjoy all season.

Don’t let cold soil and late spring frost delay the start to your garden season.

They’re cute, they’re furry and they love to eat – the plants in your landscape. At any time of year you may find yourself doing battle with the rabbits, deer, or other wildlife.

Tame those unruly perennials with a little early season pruning.

Don’t drag that Christmas tree to the curb. Give it a second life in your landscape.

Cut trees make great windbreaks in the landscape. Strategically place discarded Christmas trees on the windward side of rhododendron, boxwood and other broadleaf evergreens to reduce problems with winter burn.

Whether you are trying to start plants from seeds, get your African violets to bloom, or keeping your indoor plants alive, a bit of extra light can help.

The holidays are here and for many that means, it’s time to head out to the Christmas tree lot. Selection is the first step to insuring a beautiful tree throughout the holiday season

Be the first in your neighborhood to harvest a red ripe tomato from your garden this summer.

Expand your indoor and outdoor garden by taking cuttings from your favorite plants.

Extend the gardening fun and save money by starting your plants from seed.

Don’t let gardening become a painful experience. Warm up your muscles before you dig into gardening.

You can stop your mail, kennel your pets, but it is difficult to find a reliable house plant sitter while on vacation.

Add a bit of greenery to your front steps, window box or patio with a winter container.

Make this the fall you protect your evergreens before winter winds and snowloads cause your arborvitae to split and rhododendrons to wither.

Help your roses through the winter and be rewarded with beautiful blooms next season.