"This is like a dream come true." Homeowner surprised by 'precious' garden visitors while inspecting their backyard: 'Absolutely the cutest thing that I have ever seen' first appeared on The Cool Down ...

One five‑minute February job on bare soil could mean months of healthy basil and mint, with barely any weeding. Want a constant flow of fresh herbs?

Generous rains in December and early January made for early blooming hillsides and canyons. Already, hoary-leaf Ceanothus ( Ceanothus crassifolius) is showing its ivory-white colored flowers, soon to ...

We carpet our homes but what about the garden? So I thought I'd carpet our vegetable garden to stop weeds invading my ...

As gardeners across North America step into their backyards this season, many are noticing a shift not just in the weather, ...

You walk out one chilly spring morning, coffee in hand, and there they are.Those knobbly pink rhubarb noses, punching up ...

This is the month to dormant spray and prune roses, berries and fruit trees. Feed blueberries with a high nitrogen acid type fertilizer after pruning.

Old water oaks (Quercus nigra) are prone to developing decay in their trunks as they age. Because of this, their life expectancy is generally considered to be about 60 years — they have the shortest ...

From bathroom tips to outdoor management, learn how to save water and money during the hot summer months ...

Some boxwoods turn yellow or bronze in winter as a normal seasonal change, especially in certain types, and usually green up ...

You've felt it during the last scorching summer day. The air thick, oppressive, brutal. Maybe you blamed climate change or bad luck. Yet sometimes the culprit lives much closer to home than you'd ...

If you'd like to give your snake plants a bit of a mineral boost, you probably already have the needed ingredients brewing on ...