Tropicals and annual plants need to be winterized before frosts hit. Many perennials, trees, and shrubs can be winterized late in the season. Water plants until the ground freezes and add mulch, ...

Protect strawberry plants from freezing weather. Strawberry plants are perennials that can grow in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 3-10. They go dormant during winter, waiting until temperatures warm in ...

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Some perennials that are just a bit too tender for our hardiness zone can be kept in the landscape with winter protection like a wrap of weed mat, burlap or floating row cover filled with autumn ...

How can you tell if a snowman is mad at you? He gives you the cold shoulder. Snowman season will be with us for a while yet, but our winter landscapes needn’t look cold and dreary. We can enjoy ...

The wide temperature swings we have been experiencing lately could end up causing havoc in our gardens if it continues into the winter. The problem is a soil condition known as frost heaving. It ...

There are a number of perennials that can work well as houseplants, suitable for a range of light and space conditions. Also, many tender perennials (those that are not cold-hardy in most climates) ...

Winter can make even experienced gardeners second-guess themselves. One week your beds look fine, and the next they’re a jumble of brown sticks, collapsed stems, and patchy soil that screams “failure.