Even if it still looks like winter in your garden, you can start some garden tasks. Here five garden chores to accomplish ...

Transforming your driveway into a welcoming, vibrant pathway can dramatically enhance your home’s curb appeal. One of the best ways to achieve this is by lining your driveway borders with colorful, ...

Love coneflowers but not garden upkeep? There are tons of low-maintenance options to pair with them — from lookalike blooms to ornamental grasses.

Weeding is a constant chore in most yards – but the most effective way to suppress weeds isn’t chemical sprays or hours of hand-pulling. It’s growing dense, vigorous plants that naturally prevent ...

Adding perennials to your garden is always a smart move. Many perennials do things bigger and better than annual flowers.

There is a specific kind of magic that happens right around March 21. The equinox arrives, the sun hangs just a bit longer in ...

Wondering what to prune in early spring? Experts explain which plants benefit from pruning now and which ones to leave alone.

What’s the hardest thing, psychologically, for normally reasonable gardeners to do? For decades I have extolled folks to adopt some very straightforward and rewarding horticultural practices which, on ...

Question: My roses have grown tall and need pruning. When is the best time and how much of each bush should I remove? Answer: Most gardeners choose the middle of February for major rose pruning. All ...

On The Garden Hour with Pete Wolfkamp and Ruud Kleinpaste Full Show Podcast for February 22 2026, Ruud discusses the best time of year to prune fruit trees, how to take care of spiders creeping into ...

Researchers are still trying to understand the harmful effects of creeping fat, a type of adipose tissue that wraps around the bowel wall. If you’ve been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease (CD), you know ...

I’m a freelance home improvement writer covering tools, DIY projects, and home products for Popular Mechanics and other publications. I’m a former residential and commercial carpenter, and an ...