Owning a rose plant in your home garden is a delightful choice, but maintaining it requires consistent care. To simplify the ...

The winter month of December can bring colder temperatures. In December, we are more likely to have a frost or even the occasional freeze. Often there can be little rain so using your irrigation ...

Pruning falls into three parts. The first is the goal of pruning, the second is when and the third is how. There is also an ...

Even as the gardening year slowly folds in on itself, there remains a host of routine jobs that I’m hoping – fingers crossed ...

If you have roses growing in your garden and want to keep them healthy and full of wonderful blooms in the springtime, you’ll ...

Wind, higher temperatures and sunshine are great indicators that the summer season is on its way. Summer’s drier soils mean ...

This allows hot air to escape on cold but sunny days. As temperatures begin hovering around freezing in spring or plants begin growing it is time to remove the covering.' In terms of how to prune ...

Q: I have recently planted some rose bushes in my backyard and have heard it's a good idea to mulch them. What material ...

It's important to prune your plants at the right time of the year. Many plants will go dormant towards the end of December so ...

While enjoying the first snowfall, I realize it may be too late to salvage some of my annual and tropical plants which cannot survive cold winter temperatures. Ideally, they should ...

Gardening experts have shared three shrubs that should be pruned back before December to encourage 'healthy regrowth and ...

This column is written by the Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions that ...