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10 Flower Arranging Tips

A florist at heart? These 10 tips will help your flower arrangements last longer and have a professionally polished touch.

to Divide Perennial Plants

Sooner or later your perennial plants will need to be divided. You'll notice them dieing out in the center or floppy over. When that happens, follow the steps here.

How to Feed Birds All Year Long

As the seasons change from winter to spring to summer to fall, switch up what you're serving in your feeders to attract more birds to your backyard.

39 fantastic independent nurseries that SoCal plant lovers will adore

Finding your favorite nursery can be thrilling. Here are our picks for the best independently-owned plant nurseries near Los Angeles.

Learn to read a nursery plant tag

FALLBROOK - Shopping for new plants for a home can be an exciting undertaking. Nurseries and garden centers are often home to dozens of types of plant species that come in various colors, leaf variations and sizes. Such variety can make choosing plants more fun while also making the process of buying plants a bit complicated, especially for novices...

How to Care for Your Plants and Trees in Extreme Heat

The southwest of the US is experiencing record-breaking temperatures; some places are even getting temps exceeding 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

Nursery owners worry about asphalt plant, developer says it's not happening

Despite a developer’s reassurances to the contrary, the owners of a longtime Box Elder County nursery worry an asphalt plant might be built next to their property.

SFPUC Growing Plants in Hospital-Like Nursery to Protect Water Quality

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is trying something different at its new native plant nursery in Sunol. To avoid infecting plants, the botanists here take precautions more akin to a laboratory than a commercial nursery.

Starting from scratch: Gardening 101

Gardening is a wonderful hobby that provides many benefits. Here's how to get started.

All the Smart (and Legal) Ways to Get Free Plants

Fill your garden without emptying your bank account.

Become an expert on bare roots by following these tips for selecting, planting

Elinor Teague writes a weekly gardening column for The Fresno (CA) Bee. This week, she gives tips on how to plant and prepare for bare root planting.

You Can Start Planting Now If You Pick Your Plants Wisely

Early spring weather can be tough on delicate plants, but there are a few flowers and vegetables that can handle extreme temperatures from cold nights to mild afternoons.

9 Ways to Keep Your Houseplants Healthy

Design a Platinum Jubilee garden and win £250 worth of plants

A GARDEN nursery in North Yorkshire has launched a design competition - with £250 worth of plants up for grabs for the winners.

Oregon's nurseries use bug-on-bug tactics to protect high-value plants

It's warfare at the magnifying-glass level. Nursery workers deploy predators by shaking them from trays or from plastic jugs that can hold up to 25,000 bugs. Some simply spread out and start eating. Others are like bizarre special ops forces.

Ready, Set, Grow! When to Start Your Garden

Does winter weather have you itching to dig in the dirt? Get tips on when you can safely start planting veggies for spring and summer.