There’s midwinter magic in the air, because the sun is lower in the sky than at any other time of the year. It’s slanting through the garden, highlighting texture and detail, and taller grasses are ...

If you live in an area where wildfires are a high risk, you should cut back ornamental grasses as soon as the growing season ...

Discover whether you should mow your lawn in winter and learn the best practices for winter lawn care. Understand grass ...

Winter fertilizers abound at garden centers in autumn, but are not always needed. Learn the fertilizer needs and proper timing of applications for cool-season and warm-season grasses. Discover the ...

Winter can be a challenge for birds and wildlife, with cold temperatures, long nights, wind, and ice, but keeping the right ...

When winter's icy breeze sweeps across the countryside and garden birds ruffle their feathers on bare branches, most plants will have slipped into a deep slumber. Most – but not all. Evergreens such ...

During the winter months, your lawn is either growing slowly or resting in dormancy, depending on the climate in your region. Mowing is greatly reduced or nonexistent and many lawns are blanketed with ...

Do you ever long for simpler times? Sometimes I do, until the nostalgia fades and I remember the reality. For example, I never cared much for my grandparents’ outhouse, and the upstairs bedrooms in ...

Key Points The cold shouldn't kill your cool-season grass. In the coldest areas, Kentucky bluegrass.Frozen ground robs grass ...

For much of the year, ornamental grasses may be perhaps the most underappreciated plant choices for the landscape. You likely pass them unnoticed during spring and summer, when they quietly provide ...

If snow keeps killing your grass in winter, it's time to change your regimen. Learn how to protect grass from snow, including ...

Kansas winds create beautiful motion in the landscape, and upright grasses swaying in the breeze add interest that cut-back ...