Teri Dunn Chace is author of more than 35 gardening books, including the just-released Low-Water Landscaping for Dummies and The Anxious Gardener’s Book of Answers. She lives in central New York.
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Vegetable gardeners can keep their delicious home-grown crops coming. How to protect existing crops from the cold…what and how to plant in the fall.
While bugs, beetles and other creepy-crawlies are not welcome indoors, stay your hand when you spot them outside! The realization…
When your garden plants have flopped or threatened to keel over, you may have tried staking or cages. Sometimes that…
Here is an arsenal of ideas to keep small, nibbling, destructive mammals—squirrels, chipmunks, woodchucks (aka groundhogs) and rabbits—from destroying your precious vegetables.
It’s wonderful to travel for the holidays, but who wants to come home to dead houseplants? Here’s how to keep your plants happy while you are gone.
Most gardeners have the basic trowel, shovel, clippers and rake, but will welcome a high-quality addition or an inspired upgrade. New favorites for your favorite gardener…
Spring and summer planters: Don’t miss out on the best time for gardening. Fall offers great weather and great bargains. What you need to know…
Plant an apple or pear fruit tree for a harvest of delicious fruit
Many plants—gladioli, dahlias, geraniums—can make it through the winter if you know how to move them inside properly.
Mail-order nurseries are sprouting up everywhere. Find new flowers and plants for your garden and yard
There are lots of myths out there about how to keep a Christmas tree looking great for a long time. But we’ll tell you what really works.
Dry your fresh garden herbs so you can enjoy them all year long. What's best—screening, bundling or paper bags—depends on which herbs you're drying.
Even established rosebushes can suffer through winter, so here’s how to protect them.
Saving tomato seeds from your own garden is a great way to grow even more delicious tomatoes next year. It's simple to do.
Deer eat garden plants and carry Lyme-disease-causing ticks. Here are the best ways to keep them off your property.
