If planting in containers is your only option, it is possible to plant roses in pots and have them bloom beautifully. While ...

While a typical rose bush can appreciate quite a bit of fertilization, there is a right and wrong way to go about this ...

A popular and low-maintenance plant, the Peggy Martin rose, became a symbol of resilience after Hurricane Katrina. See why.

Spring in the Berkshires is an iffy business for anyone expecting good behavior. It’s erratic, never the same as last year, never the bucolic weeks of warming sun that we ...

Epsom salt contains magnesium, which all plants need for photosynthesis. Magnesium is rarely lacking in most soils so adding it to lawns is not useful. Only apply fertilizer after doing a soil test to ...

Use slow-release fertilizer. A steady, slow supply of nutrients will encourage reblooming roses to set more flowers. Scatter ...

It may be a chilly and raw day out there today but the warmer temperatures are right around the corner.“Now would be a great ...

Spring has definitely sprung at the Saltzgaver homestead. I’ve planted the annual tomato plant – twice (killed the first one ...

April wildflowers are always beautiful and a welcome sight to the garden after the cold winter. If you want wildflowers in ...

OK, gardeners — it’s time to dig in! With about a week to go before the official start of spring, we’ve got work to do.A ...

Hibiscuses are best planted in late spring or early summer when the weather is warm and settled. Hibiscuses planted early in ...

It’s early spring and our roses have taken ... Cultural tip: Avoid overfertilizing roses with water-soluble, nitrogen-based fertilizers, which prompts overgrowth of aphid-favorite soft ...