Return unwanted gifts for sturdy garden tools. Winter squash can be stored for over three months. Are your garden hoses put away? Observe the landscape and decide where you need to plant an evergreen.

Q: We have alkaline soil and heavy shade. Cotton root rot has become a real problem. What can I plant beneath our live oaks that will also be highly resistant or immune to the root rot? A: Cotton root ...

I have a 20-year-old azalea that has some dead branches in the center of it. Can I renew it by cutting it back severely? Dead branches in a moisture-sensitive plant make me nervous this year. It's ...

We have a relatively young satsuma tangerine tree that is loaded with fruit, and we’d like to know what we did right this year. Last year’s yield was nothing compared to this year’s. What could have ...

Light pruning, deep watering, and a layer of mulch in fall help hibiscus conserve energy and stay protected through winter. Bring tropical varieties indoors before it hits 40°F, and cut back on ...

Ever looked at your plants after a trim and wondered why they aren’t bouncing back? Pruning can be a game-changer for a beautiful, healthy garden, but it’s surprisingly easy to make mistakes that set ...

If you have a yard full of trees (don’t worry about palms because they are not a host for this fungus) and shrubs, be on the lookout for the mushrooms of Armillaria root rot. It is a fungus that can ...