Hydrangeas can flourish if you avoid one common mistake people often make in the autumn. The flowers, which are native to the Americas and Asia, are loved for their vibrant b,right blue hue, normally ...

Plagued by voles? Our Sask. gardening experts say cheap wooden snap traps baited with peanut butter with a raisin on top work well. Put them in a box with vole-sized holes so birds don't get trapped.

If your hydrangeas are grown in containers, rather than directly in your yard, October is a good time to move them into a sheltered position. This will protect them from strong winds and frost.

For gardeners who don't want the growing season to end as fall brings colder temperatures, it’s time to consider pulling some of those summer annuals and replacing them with pansies.

The first week of October is a great time to replant, reinvent and restyle your porch and patio planters. Fall color to replace summer weary annuals is as easy as getting snippy w ...

As the vibrant blooms of summer begin to fade, hydrangea owners may be considering what needs to be done in autumn to protect their plants over winter and ensure they thrive next summer. According to ...

Freeze damage kills top growth of some varieties. Types like Tuscarora, Muskogee, Natchez, Sioux and Country Red have repeatedly been frozen by early freezes, late frosts and extremely cold winter ...

Pruning certain shrubs in the fall encourages new growth that winter temperatures will damage and, for many shrubs, reduces blooms for the next season. Learn why fall is the worst time to prune most ...

For the gardener, those deciduous leaves that are starting to fall now are a powerful soil amendment that can be had for free. Instead of bagging those leaves for the landfill, rake them into your ...

Pansies and violas are handy little bedding plants that are brilliant for adding instant colour to pots and planters. You can pick them up quite cheaply in garden centres right now, and they’ll often ...

The classical singer talks about his love for hydrangeas and crows, his struggles with slugs, and the joy of mowing the lawn ...