Give a lilac full sun, good drainage and here’s the secret – lots of wind and you’ll have a shrub that flowers with fragrant ...

Those bare spots in your yard could be due to take-all root rot. Here's what you should know about the turf disease and how ...

Keep your garden pond looking its best by following these expert-recommended tips for removing algae. A garden pond is a way to add diversity to your yard and create another ecosystem with aquatic ...

Long Islanders are trading turf for texture as native plants, edible gardens and eco-friendly landscapes take root in ...

Evaporation takes place from free water surfaces such as ponds, streams ... By increasing the grass leaf area, more photosynthesis can occur. This means more carbohydrates for plant growth, especially ...

It’s the time of year to get gardening. Today let’s work on our biggest garden - our lawns. If you have sparse grass in parts of your lawn, spring is a great time to plant additional grass seed.

The sunny weather is helping lawns stay lush and green, but if you have any moss lurking in the grass, it will struggle to grow. Moss is a strange plant that does not have roots, which means most ...

Understanding Weeds and Grass Not all lawn weeds behave the same way. Some develop over the winter months then erupt into bloom as the weather warms. Others get their start in spring and plague the ...

Watch as we use traditional techniques and hand tools to dig and shape a stunning fish pond in front of our underground grass house. The final result? A natural oasis that brings life and harmony ...

By cutting grass, you are also cutting the ... installing a wildlife pond or simply admiring the beauty of garden wildlife. From finches feeding on dandelion clocks to slow worms slithering ...

According to the Prairie Rivers Network, the Waukegan power station burned coal for decades before the plant closed and coal ash, which is a byproduct of burning coal that contains toxic substances, ...

We planted them in full sun as an edging plant in an island bed we filled mostly with native pollinator plants. Because they were planted late and there wasn’t much snow cover this year to ...