Spring is the best time to prune butterfly bushes. Pruning in the late fall or winter leaves them susceptible to frost damage. Wait until the spring to do a hard prune (pruning it back to one foot ...

Probably every gardener enjoys the fall season with cooler weather and extra butterfly activity. If you’re one who can’t get enough of the butterflies, you should consider including one of my ...

As the temperatures start to plummet in the fall, there are many plants that will benefit from a layer of mulch to get them ...

November garden care may involve pruning of perennial plants and shrubs. Our experts share advice on which plants are okay to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Butterfly bushes (Buddleja davidii) are a garden staple for a reason: Not only are they ginormous -- getting up to 12 feet high -- and ...

Well, most folks who celebrate it nowadays call it May Day. Beltane is the ancient Druid holiday that comes on the first day of May and marks the halfway point of astronomical spring. So that means ...

DEAR JESSICA: I have several gold dust plants, some of which have grown to 5 feet tall. Are they supposed to be cut down in the fall or early spring like other perennials, or left alone? If left alone ...

DEAR JESSICA: I have Japanese red maple trees on my property. Some are an awful shade of green, some are red, and one has a red side and a green side. They all came from the same parent tree. I would ...

Q.: I'm wondering if a recent article about holly shrubs is related to a problem that I believe I have with my three Buddleia bushes, which, until this spring, had produced beautiful flowers, and ...

QUESTION: Last spring, squirrels decided to eat the bud tips off of the oakleaf hydrangea branches that were within reach of the deck railing. Needless to say, the limbs died. What time of year should ...