Winter is our slow season, and many gardeners begin to languish as January finishes and spring is still far away. It is important to keep busy. For me, this means reading gardening books and magazines ...

When you pick up a plant tag, it can feel like decoding a secret message. Those small labels hold key details about a plant’s size, care needs, and blooming habits, but they don’t always make it easy ...

While clearing out the garden shed the other day, I found a box of dead batteries. I gave them away, free of charge. Batteries might not be a high priority in a garden shed, but materials to label ...

Labels bring order to the riot of buds and blooms of every enthusiastic gardener's growing collection of fine plants. They have the same function as nametags at a big cocktail party. Garden plants are ...

After months of dreaming and shopping for the perfect plants for your garden and containers, you are sure you’ll remember what was planted where and exactly which variety it is, right? Some may answer ...

A plant label can tell you everything you need to know about taking care of a new plant, but first you need to be able to understand the information found on the label. Here’s how to use the ...

The label that comes on most plants found in plant nurseries contains lots of information useful to gardeners. Even experienced gardeners can benefit from reading tags because of the frequent ...

If you're just starting out with gardening, it may seem like you need more supplies than you can count. Running to the store to buy essential gardening tools and supplies can add up over time, giving ...

The rain just keeps coming. We continue to get dumpings of excess rain, and some gardeners are paying the price for poor drainage. Roots of many plants rot when rain piles up faster than it drains ...