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It's been quite the warm fall overall across the country, yet we don't need that air conditioning for a 75-degree day in October or November. However, May, or especially August, is often a different ...

Tammy Sons is the CEO of TN Nursery and an expert plant advisor who studied horticulture. She enjoys her family, the outdoors and nature. As seasons shift, so do consumer behaviors, and for the tree ...

Empty raised beds? Fill them with these easy fall and winter gardening projects to keep growing, enrich the soil, and make ...

Mums, shown at Calloway's Nursery on Lemmon Avenue in Dallas, are a popular pick for fall gardens because the annal prefers cooler weather. Angela Piazza / Staff Photographer While spring is usually ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida residents about nasturtiums, sweet alyssum, peach trees, watermelon, herbs and mums along with nut grass and doveweed control ...

Pruning hydrangeas at the wrong time can harm next year’s blooms, so it’s best to know your plant type first. Bigleaf and ...