Giving your dog the freedom to enjoy your backyard is one of the great joys of pet ownership. It provides them with a space ...

Tropical flowers in various shades of pink can add a romantic, exotic touch to any garden. From bougainvillea to hibiscus, these are the most beautiful pink varieties to plant in your yard.

As I mentioned in my previous column, many pests can feed on hibiscus making this a very high maintenance choice for your ...

October–March offers mild days, cool nights and (with luck) the first rains – all ideal for starting ornamentals, herbs, and ...

Gardens burst into colour and life during spring, inspiring many to add plants to their garden. But if you have cats and dogs it's important to know which plants are safe for your furry friends and ...

Be the fire pit champion instead of that host who smokes everyone out and makes them sick. It's easy — just learn what firewood not to burn.

Pruning mums helps them grow fuller with longer-lasting blooms. Pinch tips at 4–6 inches tall, again at 12 inches tall, and stop about 100 days before bloom. Deadhead spent flowers once blooming ...

American prisons are fast becoming the world’s worst nursing homes, increasingly filled with aging criminals who can barely walk, let alone commit another crime. The idea that we should lock up people ...

Even if your shrubs are looking a bit forgotten, fall pruning can damage new growth or remove future flowers. Don't prune these plants in October.

My Emerald Green arborvitae was looking good earlier in the year but now is turning brown and shedding. What is causing this and is there anything I can do to save this? Missouri is a struggle for ...

ECU could announce as early as this week which programs may be affected by a university initiative to identify $25 million in budget cuts and savings. East Carolina University Chancellor Philip Rogers ...

Novo Nordisk, the maker of in-demand drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, said it will cut thousands of global jobs to simplify operations and reallocate resources toward its diabetes and obesity drugs as rivals ...