Your garden's summer glory might be past, but there's still plenty to do. A little hard work and a fall garden cleanup checklist can help make things easier for yourself next year and keep your garden ...

Mourning Cloak butterflies overwinter as an adult in cracks in tree bark, under leaves and in other sheltered area. Photo by Patrick Coin With the longer days and warmer temperatures, there is an urge ...

Some people think gardening season in colder zones ends with the first frost, but there's plenty to do in November. As a professional gardener, I often find late autumn to be one of my busiest seasons ...

It’s not too soon to start thinking about fall garden clean-up. As days begin to shorten and temperatures begin to cool (fingers crossed!), the pace of gardening slows along with plant growth. But ...

Have I got some good news for those of you who are dreading fall garden clean up. You don’t have to do as much as you think and in doing so, you will support the survival of all kinds of pollinators, ...

As the days get longer and the temperatures start to warm, we often get the itch to start gardening. However, we shouldn’t be in too big of a hurry to start cleaning up our gardens in preparation for ...

The first week of March may roar in with cold weather but the soft bleating of opening buds will be waiting at the end of this month. The challenge is how to start the early spring garden chores such ...

Q: I found a small brown snake during my garden clean-up. Should I start earlier next year, when it’s colder, so I don’t run into more surprises? A: I advocate for welcoming harmless snakes into the ...

Gather essential cleaning supplies like a broom, mop, and dust cloth for deep cleaning your garden shed. Declutter your garden shed by donating old lawn maintenance equipment to optimize storage space ...

Winter is here and the hard freezes have hit. That means it almost time for the annual garden cleanup. The first of February is usually the perfect time for this. I try to leave the plants that have ...

Happy New Year! Let’s all spend more time digging in the dirt this year. It’s good for our immune systems, for our mental health and good for the planet, too. Clean up and dispose (don’t compost) of ...

The nine Weeping Cherry trees given to Lima by Harima-cho, Japan. LIMA — The Lima Sister Cities Association will hold its annual garden clean-up from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5 at the cherry ...