As director of horticulture at New England Botanic Garden, my team and I answer a lot of questions about plants and gardening. Did you know you can submit yours to plants@nebg.org? Here are answers to ...

Interspersing herbs and flowers with vegetables makes for a healthier, more prolific and a prettier garden. Question: I don’t want to use chemical fertilizers and pesticides. What can I do to make ...

hey guys how's it going so today a few different things first off I want to show you you can see that we are at my parents house right now and my mom and I are getting ready to head out and do a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Flowers and ornamental plants can beautify a space and bring you joy. But if your plants start to wilt or die, you might need help to determine what’s wrong with it to bring ...

Dear Master Gardener: The leaves of my spider plant are a sickly pale green. I have it near a south window. Is it getting too much light? Answer: There are several reasons why a spider plant loses its ...

When August comes around, the heat of summer is still with us. However, fall isn't far around the corner, bringing the promise of cooler months. While the prospect of cooler temperatures may be a ...

Winter garden cleanup sounds boring, cold, and optional, which is exactly why so many people skip it. After all, plants are ...

Dear Master Gardener: I got excited with the 80-degree weather and planted some herbs and poblano peppers. When I watered them today, I noticed black on the edges of the leaves of the basil and they ...

The onion family is a familiar workhorse of the vegetable garden with cousins leek, shallot, garlic, chives and garlic chives joining the mainstream yellow, white and red slicing onion. Much less ...