Forming a naturally cohesive design, matrix planting has several benefits. To start with, matrix planting focuses on growing ...

Gardeners Swear By Bee Balm—Here’s How to Keep It Thriving originally appeared on Dengarden.

To be fair, landscape fabric has its place. Unfortunately, it’s widely misused in most home landscape applications, where it ...

Ground covers, perennials, shrubs or even a slender tree would be easier to care for and could add color, texture and interest to a smaller yard.

Radical cutback of old or damaged foliage not only usually yields new foliage but can encourage a second round of bloom in ...

Author of the 2006 regional best-selling novel "Time in a Garden," Mary Agria is an 8-time first prize winner of the Michigan ...

Bloody cranesbill is a perennial geranium that grows enthusiastically with little care, particularly once established. It can tolerate drought and doesn't need deadheading, unless you want to ...

NO ONE wants nosey neighbours being able to peep into their garden, especially during the hot summer months. That’s why this ...

The Alpena Garden Club’s Summer Garden Tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, featuring seven beautiful local ...

From weed-suppressing ground cover to elegant flowers that gently sway in the breeze, these perennials will enhance your garden for years to come ...

As far as summer perennials go, catmint is at the top of horticulturist Christine Froehlich’s list for pruning. "The number ...