When most people close up shop in their garden for the winter, I'm still holding out for three of my favorite plants to bloom. When rains pelt the earth, I know my camellias, hellebores and winter ...

We all need a little help getting through winter. My wife, for instance, is an obligate palm tree person. About 20 years ago, after a few years of trying to convince me that we should head south for a ...

Ugh. It's winter in the Ohio Valley. I know winter is important, ecologically and I know most of our trees and shrubs and herbaceous perennials need a cold spell to break winter’s dormancy grip. I ...

Even though it is too early to call it spring, there has been enough warm weather to see early signs of life in the garden. In my garden, snow drops are in bloom. Next to all the spring bulbs breaking ...

We have come to that point in winter when gardeners are itching. Itching to get outside and dig in the soil. Itching to plant something. Itching to see the first colors of spring. If only there were ...

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