AS WE PREPARE for the arrival of autumn (Sunday, Sept. 22, at 5:43 a.m.), many of our garden plants and flowers are beginning ...

Once tulips and daffodils flower in the spring, you can cut off the faded bloom but leave the foliage to turn yellow so it ...

The thrum of crickets, cooler air, the aroma of fallen leaves, and a touch of color in the trees usher in the onset of autumn ...

WHETHER they’re the size of a teacup or a dinner plate, Dahlia’s have become one of the UK’s most popular plants. And it’s no wonder – not only are they still flowering now – with a ...

Others are already in the ground but need to be moved in the coming weeks to somewhere that suits them better. They include a ...

They bloom low to the ground, and once the flowers have died off the small stems (they’re in the iris family!), continue to grow and leave pretty greenery behind. Plant crocus bulbs 3 to 4 ...

Anticipation is half the fun when gardening. Since November is the best time to plant bulbs in the San Joaquin Valley, it’s a ...

A cool-season flower that can be set out in early spring, sweet alyssum fades in the summer heat, but its clusters of tiny ...

Craig said: “The ideal time to plant spring-flowering bulbs is in the autumn, from September to November. “The key is to get them in the ground before the first hard frost so that they have ...

In the autumn garden, don’t waste a second of precious late-season sunshine. Embrace the glow of gorgeous reds, golds, umbers ...

Being mindful of the stems will help the plant and ensure the divisions look good going back into the ground ... rot while the plant is dormant. (Dahlia tubers must be cured in low-humidity ...