Another season of tending the berry patch winds down with another year's worth of lessons learned and reinforced. A good gardener is always learning, always evaluating what works and what does not, ...

A plant just appeared this year in my yard. Should I let it grow as a ground cover or is it a problem? A bright light in the invasive plant battles, Canadian clearweed is able to adapt to soils ...

The loyal reader knows that part of my formative years was spent in the family’s huge raspberry patch. It was a four-rower, properly wired up to support berry-laden bushes. The aisles between the rows ...

A raspberry patch bursting with firm, juicy fruit rarely grows by chance. Raspberries are naturally vigorous growers, but without a bit of direction, their canes can quickly turn into a wild, tangled ...

Anyone who has ever tried to grow raspberries can attest to how messy, disorderly and invasive a raspberry patch can be. Raspberries are called “brambles” for a reason; without constant manicuring, ...

Amy in Bowie writes: “I recently transplanted all of my perennial herbs from one of my raised beds to a place in the ground near the house, and now have some unexpected garden space: a 4-by-8-foot bed ...

Up until now it’s been a good November to be working outside. This has given us an opportunity to continue working on fall gardening chores. One of those fall chores is cutting back fall raspberry ...

Amy in Bowie writes: “I recently transplanted all of my perennial herbs from one of my raised beds to a place in the ground near the house, and now have some unexpected garden space: a 4-by-8-foot bed ...