Teri Dunn Chace is author of more than 35 gardening books, including the just-released Low-Water Landscaping for Dummies and The Anxious Gardener’s Book of Answers. She lives in central New York.
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Here’s how to lower your water bill and save time and effort when watering your outdoor plants. Bonus: Your plants…
Now is the ideal time to rejuvenate your overgrown or neglected perennial flower bed—after the plants have sprouted but before…
Those ruby-red stalks of rhubarb can be expensive and hard to find. Fortunately, you can grow your own. Pick the…
A shrub covered with blooms in spring or early summer is a happy sight—but once the show passes, we may…
It is likely that the gardeners on your list already have the tools they consider essential. So what qualifies as…
Winter can be stressful for the evergreens in our home landscapes…but not for the reason you might think. Spruces, pines,…
Fall bulb-planting time is almost here. You can order from specialists now…or wait until autumn arrives and get your bulbs…
Is having a dog and having a beautiful garden at the same time impossible? It doesn’t have to be. Bottom…
Composting turns yard waste and kitchen scraps into a crumbly soil-like material called humus. Adding this humus to your garden…
If you’re looking for low-care flower-garden ideas, wildflowers may be your answer. They are native plants and are less likely…
Who doesn’t love garden-fresh produce? But if all you have is a deck or balcony, you may think you can’t…
Of all the vegetables that you could raise yourself, perhaps none are easier and more rewarding—especially for a dabbler or…
New guidance on how to care for your yard as the gardening year winds down. It can make all the difference for next year’s garden.
Fall is the best time to prepare your lawn so that it is lush and beautiful next spring. These steps will help you do it right.
Vegetable gardeners can keep their delicious home-grown crops coming. How to protect existing crops from the cold…what and how to plant in the fall.
While bugs, beetles and other creepy-crawlies are not welcome indoors, stay your hand when you spot them outside! The realization…
When your garden plants have flopped or threatened to keel over, you may have tried staking or cages. Sometimes that…
Here is an arsenal of ideas to keep small, nibbling, destructive mammals—squirrels, chipmunks, woodchucks (aka groundhogs) and rabbits—from destroying your precious vegetables....
It’s wonderful to travel for the holidays, but who wants to come home to dead houseplants? Here’s how to keep your plants happy while you are gone.
Most gardeners have the basic trowel, shovel, clippers and rake, but will welcome a high-quality addition or an inspired upgrade. New favorites for your favorite gardener…
