If you have a place for them, consider making small brush piles of your shrub and tree trimming around your yard. This will ...

It's tempting to prune plants during the fall garden cleanup, but is it the right thing to do? Discover whether to make the ...

Paul Epsom takes a look at a gravel bed clean up. After the plants are ... ruining the gravel cover and the perennials you have already planted. Fall is a great time to divide and plant bulbs.

Fall and winter precipitation can be unpredictable. Even with cooler weather, garden soil is at its best with consistent moisture. A layer of mulch acts as a barrier to moisture evaporation allowing ...

Columnist and former horticulturist Chuck Martin explains steps to take to prepare your garden for the winter season ...

The 2025 UMass Garden Calendar comes out every fall, just as we are putting our gardens to bed for the winter. As always, the ...

You may be wanting to get some grass seed down before the first frost hits. If so, we explain whether or not November is too ...

Much has been written about the value of including asters in your garden as a late-season source of food for pollinators. For this reason, I have included several in mine. However, there is one that ...

Fall colors have faded and winter approaches, and it's the perfect time to prepare your garden for the cold months ahead.

Cleaning up your vegetable ... leave plant material standing in the garden to provide shelter for beneficial insects over the winter. This is true of perennial plants, especially natives, but ...