FARGO — What did the young plant say to the old plant during a disagreement? OK, bloomer. In the world of plants, perennial flowers are enjoying the same upswing in popularity as houseplants and ...

Want to know how to start a new flower bed, from scratch and do it right the first time so it won’t need doing again? Take my advice; some learned the hard way. This past week I started two new beds ...

Nothing says spring quite like the regal tulip. Trouble is, by themselves, tulips sometimes look a bit stiff and regimented. Underplant them with companions like blue forget-me-nots (Myosotis spp.) ...

Edging flower beds with well-defined lines immediately improves the look of a backyard. But its benefits go beyond the aesthetics – edging is practical, too. Whether you're digging a simple shallow ...

When making a flower bed from a lawn, if I use Roundup to kill off the lawn, how soon is it OK to plant? I've also heard it's OK to dump few inches of compost directly over the dead grass and skip ...

While you can opt to painstakingly maintain the edging of your flower bed by hand or with a string trimmer, a physical ...

A single orange mushroom sprouting in soil - PILOMPON KAEWPILOM/Shutterstock Maintaining flower beds around your home involves year-round work, including proper watering, weed management, and mulching ...