As we head into fall, you might think it's too late to think about ground cover for this ... pink range over spring, but the plant is evergreen, so you'll have leaves over the winter.

Sow frisee seeds a quarter-inch deep and at least two inches apart in rows 12 inches apart. Keep the seeds consistently moist ...

This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...

Sometimes by this time in February, the hellebores planted many years ago in a flower bed are showing buds, but that hasn’t ...

Snowdrops set leaves and bloom before many deciduous ... bulbs that didn’t make it into the garden in the fall, plant them as soon as the ground thaws in spring.

It doesn't let that nitrogen just fall to the ground with the leaves." Once the leaf is drained of its chlorophyll, the tree begins a process that removes the leaf. During the growing season, trees ...

Swiss chard lacks a fleshy root like beets produce, and the large, glossy leaves are borne ... needed for optimum plant growth. If you will grow your Swiss chard in the ground, choose a good ...

Through the years, I have often been asked what is your favorite season to be in the woods? I always respond the fall when I ...

These then get mixed up with the soil… making the ground a better place for plants to grow. Our next demolition ... showing the other colours underneath. The leaves fall, thousands of tons ...