October gardening tips for outdoor flowering plants, ornamentals and vegetable gardening are provided in this week's column.

Some plants are already budding for spring, and don't need pruning. But these shrubs benefit from a light pruning in autumn.

Picture this: it’s a crisp spring morning, the birds are chirping, and you step outside to admire your garden—only to find ...

Diseased or pest-contaminated plant material is an exception; it should be cut back in the fall and properly disposed of (not ...

Epsom salts are useful all over the home and garden, but certain flowering plants benefit from using it as a soil fertilizer ...

Circadian clocks of wheat can provide a window into the plant's nutrient content and life cycle, finds new research that ...

Galls are strange plant growths caused by insects and other organisms. Here's how to spot them on goldenrods and oaks this ...

AUTUMN has officially arrived; the leaves are falling off the trees, there’s a cold snap in the air, and everything is dying ...

“Bonsai is the art of illusion,” said Gary Teeter, vice president of the Knoxville Bonsai Society. On Oct. 11, the society ...

The Republic's climate reporter started her journey on the Arizona Trail with detours that were forced by wildfires and left ...

Are you an early bird or a night owl? The tendency to rise early or sleep late is determined by our circadian clock, which is ...

Henry Homeyer says it is important to clean up the vegetable garden now in order to avoid overwintering diseases.