In the Garden: Selection and care of living holiday trees

In the Garden: Add colorful crotons for indoor fall décor

Bring a little fall color indoors by adding a croton to your indoor garden. Their colorful leaves echo many fall colors in the landscape, including red, yellow, orange, green and purple. Croton leaf shapes can vary, adding to their ornamental appeal. They can be broad or narrow, shaped like an

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