Hard pruning is best done keeping the natural growth cycle of azaleas in mind. The main growing season for azaleas is spring ...

Rooting tip cuttings from parent plants is a way to produce new plants that are copies of the parent. It's fairly easy to do ...

SAVING SEEDS: Collect seeds from your flowers to plant next year. They include warm-season annuals such as cosmos, cleome, ...

Most kale varieties are annuals or biennials, only sticking around for a season or two, while perennial kale can be grown for ...

Lightly pruning rhododendrons and azaleas in the fall will ensure they remain healthy and in good shape. Focus on removing any dead or diseased branches – they're easy to spot by their lack of leaves ...

Fall is the best time to divide perennial plants that flower in the spring or summer months. Discover the benefits of plant division and which plants respond well to regular division.

Before stowing your gardening gloves, discover how mulching in fall can benefit the soil and help plants better handle winter ...

Western NC works on recovery after Hurricane Helene, from debris removal and restoration efforts at Lake Lure to the storm’s long-lasting impact on the forest canopy. And outside Lake Lure, debris ...

In a viral TikTok video, gardener Chea demonstrates an ingenious method of harvesting lettuce to promote regrowth.

For some, a lawn carpeted with leaves is a perennial hassle of autumn. For others, those leaves offer a windfall of free mulch and fertilizer. Whether you like them or not, fallen leaves play an ...