As a gardener, when hot weather hits, you're not just concerned about protecting your home from extreme heat -- you've also got your backyard to worry about. You're probably already thinking about ...

If you are one of the people who say it’s summer so I can turn off my sprinklers, this column is for you. In spite of the fact that we are still in the rainy season, signs of water stress can appear ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Plant experts say keeping your garden fresh and healthy this summer is easy, but it’s important to keep an eye on how much or little you are watering different plants. Gloria ...

I think we all got lulled into thinking we were going to have weekly rainfall and milder weather, and then we entered July. It is hot and dry, so water is essential to keep our gardens growing. We had ...

Tomorrow will be Aug. 1 which means we will be down to the last month of summer. Our spring gardens were gorgeous but as happens every year, their blooms have faded in the heat. With their fading ...

Some perennial flowers can take all the heat a central-Pennsylvania summer can dish out and grow on with no ill effects. Others, not so much. High heat has the ability to wilt leaves, shut down ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Things start heating up in your garden when summer rolls around. Oftentimes, gardeners think that ...

If your garden has received plenty of rain or you've watered faithfully during a drought, but plants are still struggling, your soil may be the problem. Some types of soil and environmental conditions ...

In Western Washington’s climate, dahlias are often dug up and stored in a frost-free location over the winter. The Olympian Near the end of July, the summer sun and more root growth will cause pots ...

Another key 2026 trend is a move toward smarter gardening. Diane Blazek, executive director of the National Gardening Bureau, calls it “awareness gardening” in which gardeners are becoming more aware ...