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16 Invasive Species Sold at Garden Centers You Should Never Buy

These 16 invasive species of plants are commonly sold at garden centers - beware of them and DO NOT buy them from your garden store!

Power Perennials: Plants That Thrive No Matter What

Add some flower power to your garden this year with any of these tough-as-nails perennial bloomers. No green thumb required!

Top 10 Plants You Can't Kill

Tough as nails, but they're pretty, too. Turn your black thumb into a green thumb with our picks for the top 10 plants you can't kill.

Potted Perennials for Container Gardening Plants, Flowers, and Shrubs

Container gardening tips for potted perennials and potted annuals, pot gardening, gardening pots, and gardening potted plants.

Grow your own jungle: easy exotic plants

Tropical gardening is all too often associated with expense and poor results. But choose your plants wisely and you can turn your patch into a slice of verdant jungle, says James Wong

What Every Gardener Should Know About Mulching

to Divide Perennial Plants

Sooner or later your perennial plants will need to be divided. You'll notice them dieing out in the center or floppy over. When that happens, follow the steps here.

Tools to make the most of water in the garden during drought

From soaker hoses to ollas to compost-filled trenches, check out these water-saving tools.

University of Alabama developing tree farm to help with campus sustainability

The University of Alabama is developing a tree farm to\u00a0propagate\u00a0heritage and native trees on campus to help with campus sustainability.

Telling a Story of a Tree's Life Through Bonsai

"Bonsai" literally translates to "planted in a container," but the Japanese art form is much more complicated than that. The Chicago Botanic Garden's bonsai curator explains how you train a tree, the goals and some basic tenets of bonsai, and shows some of his favorites.

Master Gardener: More tips for growing and maintaining avocado trees

Q: Can you offer some advice on the proper care of avocado trees for the home gardener? Do they need pruning or fertilization? Does the fruit need to be thinned?A: Avocados are much beloved by home…

Holidays in the home: Our favorite local Christmas tree farms

We can hardly believe that it is that time of year again. The snow is starting to fall, people are merrier and the smell of pine, baked goodies and hot chocolate fill the air. As your family prepares to decorate for the coming holiday, here are a couple of our favorite Tree Farms to visit …

Help Landowners With Pumpkin Patches and Tree Farms Reduce Their Risk

Hunting, fishing, bird watching, pumpkin patches, and Christmas tree farms are just a few ways Te...

Handle trees gently and wait to prune

By Danelle Cutting Rowan Cooperative Extension Leaf colors are beautiful right now, so if we have a break in the rain, be sure to take a walk and look at all the beauty. In my opinion, the beautiful colors in the trees make people truly appreciate what they have, so it can give them concern […]

Planting a tree requires the right site for the species

A young tree can easily be planted in one pleasant fall afternoon. Properly planted and cared for, the tree will thrive and provide benefits for many,

Here's how to pick a live Christmas tree

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and that means tree shopping. According to a national survey from 2015, 77 percent of us have Christmas trees in our homes

10 Tips for Sustainable Gardening

Here are some eco-friendly tips that will help to make your garden even more sustainable.