Keeping your garden healthy means knowing when to prune what. These spring-blooming trees and shrubs should always be pruned at the end of the winter season.

While most flowering plants either retreat underground for the winter or need some TLC from us, these three not only tough ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As we enter the fall season, gardeners consider planting selected bulbs for enjoyment as they bloom in the spring. This column opens with a brief overview of ...

Picture tulips lining the walkway, fragrant sage in the garden, and rose bushes in the backyard that will continue to bloom year after year. Unlike annual flowers (plants that complete their life ...

Whether you're a beginning gardener or just want low-maintenance blooms, here are the easiest flowers to grow in your flower ...

Pruning mums helps them grow fuller with longer-lasting blooms. Pinch tips at 4–6 inches tall, again at 12 inches tall, and stop about 100 days before bloom. Deadhead spent flowers once blooming ...

Autumn is here, and many gardeners like to continue gardening through the season. The crisp, cool weather shouldn’t deter you from adding new plants to your garden or home landscape. As soon as the ...

While it’s nearing the end of the line this time of year for most of the landscape, there’s one group of plants when it’s prime time to start them – spring-flowering bulbs. Led by tulips, daffodils, ...

As summer turns into autumn, you might think it’s time to say goodbye to your blooming garden. Yet, fall is a fantastic season to enjoy a burst of color and freshness in your garden, especially when ...

Did your lilacs surprise you by blooming in the fall? Johnson County Extension agents have been fielding calls on this. The reason? It’s all about environmental stress. Courtesy Johnson County ...