Mulch and too much water can harm favorite plants

Garden Plot: Summer lawn care do’s and don’ts

Spray paint, not plants: How to keep a vegetable garden weed- and pest-free

Garden Plot: Why acorns can lead to unwanted weeds and ticks

Who spit on my shrubbery?

Garden Plot: The best time to break out the pruning shears

Mosquito problems and preventative steps

Dry spell: When and how to water spring plants

A tomato planting primer

Garden Plot: When is the right time to plant tomatoes?

Garden Plot: Don’t feed the ticks; send the woodchucks to Woodstock

Garden Plot: The weed-and-feed window is closed, but there’s still good news

Garden Plot: Tips to clobber crab grass; why gardeners love spiders

Garden Plot: See buds? It’s time for corn gluten

Garden Plot: Pansies bloom in the coldest spring chills