a greener view

Q: I sprayed for weeds in my yard and aphids on my roses, and neither treatment seemed to work. Do you think my two biggest pest problems have developed resistance ...

Q: This is the first year we have had a water garden. What do we do with the ...

Q: We are discussing when to cut down our ornamental grasses. I want to see them last through ...

A sure sign of spring is the sight of maple syrup buckets on the sides of sugar maple ...

Q: I saw an article that you wrote that said there were garden vegetable seed catalogs available on ...

Question: We have several bare areas where we want to plant something. We might be moving this summer, ...

By now, you surely know that Valentine's Day was last week. If you didn't give flowers and you ...

Science fair season is coming up. Many kids want to work with plants. One set of experiments that's ...

Last week, we looked at the flowers that won the 2022 All-America Selections awards, and this week, we ...

This week, I received five gardening catalogs in the mail. I expect a few more will be coming ...

The North American landscape is almost entirely dormant. Just because the landscape is dormant doesn't mean gardeners have ...

Question: The recent storm winds blew lots of small dead branches off my soft maple. Should the tree ...

Aren't you glad 2021 is over? Hopefully, 2022 will be better. Gardening makes everything better, so let's talk ...

If you have ever seen a hydroponic gardening system, especially a DIY project to build your own hydroponic ...

With the shipping problems across the country, many of us are looking for garden gift ideas closer to ...

It may seem like there isn't much to do in the garden over the winter, but here are ...

Q: I have many native and hybrid rhododendrons. One of my hybrids is now blooming and covered in ...

Have you seen poinsettias for sale yet? I have. Were they red? Probably. That's because we all know ...

It is that time of year again: The weather is getting colder, and it is time to begin ...

The methods used in integrated pest management (IPM) have been around for as long as gardening has been ...

Q: Back in the spring, we planted several 10- to 15-foot-tall trees around our new house. We tried ...

Q: Your answer on a lawn that suddenly appeared dead sounds like what many lawns in our area ...

Q: Last week you answered a question about removing fungus from houseplant pots before bringing them in for ...

Question: Fall is coming, and I need to move my houseplants back indoors. I noticed that some have ...

Q: I have an old oak tree. During the recent cicada invasion, this tree took a mighty hit ...

Q: I read your column and want to add to your answer to the question of why the ...

Q: A circle of mushrooms suddenly appeared in my lawn, which has never happened before. The mushrooms are ...