As the temperatures drop and the days shorten, it's time to start thinking about how to protect your tender perennials from the chill of winter. If you've ever lost a beloved plant to frost ...

But if you do grow them outdoors in your garden, it might soon be time to start overwintering your chilli plants. What is overwintering, you ask? It simply means ensuring that your plants (any ...

Gardening is hard work, but the end result is so rewarding! Keep your garden healthy over the winter by completing this ...

WEATHER forecasts predict heavy rain will continue across the UK this week.  And many areas have flash-flooding warnings, following parts of the UK experiencing one month’s rain in 48 ...

As the growing season winds down, it’s time to think about cleaning up your garden before winter weather arrives. But there’s more to it than stripping away this year’s plants and removing ...

This week's Ask the Master Gardener column includes tips for bringing plants inside for the winter and other autumn tasks.

You are probably a bit weary of the work you do to keep your garden healthy and productive. That said, there are many things you need to do to prepare for winter and ensure that you have a good ...

It is important to clean up garden plant debris every fall so there aren’t places for pest insects to overwinter. Also, rotate crops and use floating row covers to keep pests out early in the ...

A cool-season flower that can be set out in early spring, sweet alyssum fades in the summer heat, but its clusters of tiny ...

As self-seeding is hit and miss, collect seeds as they ripen. Seeds take about two months from flowering to shedding their ...