Why mow when you can grow?' That question lies at the heart of an emerging movement that replaces turfgrass with tomatoes, ...

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That familiar phrase, "leaves of three, let it be," is a homeowner's warning, often whispered with a shiver. Poison ivy ( Toxicodendron radicans) is a pervasive, irritating plant that can turn a dream ...

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Keep cardboard boxes out of the trash and repurpose them to remove weeds in your garden using a sustainable technique.

Ask UW-Extension horticulture educator Lisa Johnson your questions about your yard, garden and plants. Send questions to ...

Certain trees, like figs, crape myrtles, calamondins, ginkgos, and Japanese maples, can thrive when planted in pots rather ...

One of my favorite spring flowers for perennials is the peony. Peonies are a long-lived perennial that you should be able to enjoy for decades. A few years after Sharon and I got married; my parents ...

I received an email from one of my readers about her Rhubarb or Rheumrhabarbarum. It seems that the stalks on her rhubarb were as thin and weak as they haveever been. Her rhubarb normally does well ...

A: If a picture is worth a thousand words, your photo says it all. The curling, distorted stems and leaves are classic ...

In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree.

After a hard cut like this, apply Holly Tone or compost to compensate for the loss of photosynthesizing leaves. Through the ...