Q: I have waited all season for my hydrangeas to bloom and had nary a one until now. Now, they are covered (see reader's photo). Why now? Nothing has changed that I know of. I live in Fayetteville. A: ...

A winter garden is a stark contrast to the vibrant leaves and buds that emerge from stems and soil each spring. Bare branches ...

Having been away for a couple of weeks (well, not so much away as off, mostly in my garden, which is as good a holiday as any), inevitably, I now have to deal with a swollen postbag. The truth is, far ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...