Holly plants range from petite shrubs to lofty trees, and some are evergreen while others are deciduous. Because of all the ...

Many grocery stores sell small herbs as seedlings, but these are usually grown in very humid greenhouses that do not give ...

Just when Houston gardeners thought it was safe to venture out into the landscape, Mother Nature, who we suspect is actually ...

With cold weather expected to return, local plant experts have some things to keep in mind to best protect your garden.

Since World War II, only one president significantly shrunk the federal workforce during stable times. He sounded a little like Trump—but he was a Democrat.

As Texas continues to flip-flop from cold to warm weather, Texas plants may have been tricked into beginning new growth, ...

I have enjoyed seeing a new visitor at my bird feeding station. A beautiful male Eastern Towhee has decided to hang out at the Mahaffey’s for awhile instead of migrating further south. Slightly ...

We have been very happy with our compacta nandinas that we planted eight or 10 years ago. They have made a nice, solid bed 30 ...

The Monroe County Extension Service will host a free pruning workshop Feb. 18 at 5:30 p.m. at 517 Hwy 145 N in Aberdeen.

Experts at Iowa State University suggest removing one-third of the oldest ground-level stems one year, then another half of ...

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