Head to your local garden centre and the choice of gardening tools is bewildering. Fortunately you don't need them all and most gardens can be looked after with just a handful of tools. Here’s our ...

Prune hostas in fall after frost for tidy beds, but waiting until spring protects crowns and roots. In summer, remove dead or damaged leaves and spent flowers to keep plants healthy. Always cut with ...

It goes without saying that seasonal gardening tasks should be performed at specific times of the year, mainly because of the weather. But many gardening practices are also best performed at certain ...

Pruning plants can dramatically influence their development in the coming year. Cutting back is crucial for preserving plant wellbeing, vitality, and equilibrium, whilst also stopping larger varieties ...

As summer turns to fall and perennials start to look past their prime, gardeners often cut back the stems, seed heads and grasses. Perennials such as coneflower, black-eyed Susan, sunflowers, ...

The World Bank has warned parliament over Sri Lanka’s continuing failure to implement urgently required energy sector reforms. The WB has pointed out that for want of energy sector reforms, the ...