Joellen Dimond discusses planning a landscape, and Carol Reese talks about problems plants. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, University of Memphis Director of Landscape ...

Why do plants flower when they do? It’s all about sex and survival of their offspring. Some may need a certain little short-lived bee for pollination or maybe pollination from a bat that only flies at ...

Dreaming of a colorful, thriving garden when the weather warms up? The off season is actually the perfect time to get ahead ...

Privacy fences can help keep prying eyes out of your backyard, but they can look drab and dull -- especially several years after installation. If you're tired of ...

Soft, warm lighting can turn your garden into a peaceful place to relax in the evening. Choose lights that give off a gentle ...

The cool season from November through February is an excellent time to plant hardy trees, shrubs and ground covers in our area. That makes the next few weeks a great time for planning landscaping ...

Sitting in the host’s seat of three Q&A gardening talk shows for almost 45 years, I’ve taken a lot of questions relating to shrubs. They sort into categories, and proper choice of the best shrubs for ...

The cool days of November are our signal to get out our trowels and spades and start digging. We are full on into our best planting season of the year. The air is cool, the soil is still warm and — ...

We’ll soon be busy pruning, planting and weeding, with less time to think and plan. Because none of us are ever really “done” landscaping, March is a great month to plan where to add landscape shrubs ...

There are so many benefits to gardening, including it being a relaxing and rewarding hobby, no matter what you choose to grow or where you’re growing it. But it takes some planning—and a lot of ...