The best time to prune most shrubs is in the winter when the plants are dormant, so you can better see their shape. Which means there are many that you should avoid pruning in the spring—with a ...

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However, the constant work of planting and harvesting can be time-consuming and tiring. Perennials allow you to plant once and enjoy multiple harvests in the following years. Although these plants ...

Some plants stink of rotting meat or dung, which helps them attract flies for pollination. How plants make the carrion stench, which is usually produced by bacteria feasting on decaying corpses ...

Dear Master Gardener: What can I plant to form a “living fence”? I have a dream of blocking out the neighbors with a mixed species hedge that would be good habitat for wildlife and pollinators.

I have a shady spot with poor soil where I would like to have a small flowering shrub. What would work in this spot? Some that come to mind are spicebush, leatherwood, and sweet spire. A good ...

Why did soil carbon decrease at the wetter sites? In soil, organic-carbon stocks represent the net balance between plant inputs of carbon and subsequent losses through erosion, leaching ...

Chadwick Arboretum's Spring Plant Sale and Auction Fundraiser will be held May 8-10 on the OSU campus. There will be live and silent auctions for unique plants and gardening items. Experts will be ...

WEYMOUTH − Gardeners, take your mark! The challenge and rewards of annual spring plant sales held by South Shore garden clubs are growing each year. "So many people have good gardens now that ...

General Motors Co. will cut a shift at the automaker's Oshawa, Ontario, truck plant this fall in response to President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada, the company said Friday. The Detroit ...