If your flower beds need a little something extra to fill them in, check out these ground covers that can make great ...

These pretty, early spring flowers are the first to pop up in the garden. That’s what makes hellebores, winter heath and ...

If you can't "learn to live with them," Neil Sperry suggests a ground cover that makes mowing around them unnecessary ...

Chlapek is the area editor of the Taylor Press and Elgin Courier. Reach him at jason.chlapek@granitemediapartners.

Many California natives require fire to germinate their seeds and so we could see some of them sprouting this winter and ...

It is nice to see all of our flower beds full of annuals like impatiens, begonias and petunias in yards around Southwest ...

Being more purposeful about planting our landscapes to enjoy their natural beauty during all four seasons is a relatively ...

Left to their own accord, seeds would drop to the ground in late summer or autumn, survive winter, then germinate when the ...

There are plenty of ways to keep yourself busy during the winter to improve your small ecosystem in the spring. Here's one that won't cost you a dime.

When Pollyanna Wilkinson made the career switch to garden design eight years ago, she realised there was a lot more to ...

Left to their own accord, seeds would drop to the ground in late summer or autumn, survive winter, then germinate when the ...

But cold-tolerant herbs, such as parsley, sage and cilantro; cool-season vegetables like spinach, kale, broccoli, beets, ...