In the Garden: Double the benefit of every gardening task

In the Garden: Bring fall indoors with garden-fresh arrangements

Snip and combine some seasonal blooms to create beautiful bouquets to enjoy in your home or share with family and friends. A stroll through your garden can provide needed inspiration and some colorful flowers, seedheads and foliage to include. Gather your flowers in the morning after the dew has dried

In the Garden: How to force poinsettias and holiday cacti into bloom

Colorful poinsettias and flowering Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus fill garden centers and homes during the holiday season. If you saved your plants from last year, it is time to get started forcing them into bloom for the upcoming holidays. Starting between late September and October 1st, cover or move your

In the Garden: Deer- and rabbit-resistant spring flowering bulbs

Plan and plant a variety of colorful spring flowering bulbs this fall to welcome in spring with a beautiful floral display. Fill garden beds with deer- and rabbit-resistant bulbs like daffodils, hyacinths, alliums, fritillaria and ranunculus. Deciding how many bulbs are needed to make an impact can be challenging.

In the Garden: How to prepare the landscape for the change of seasons