Spring blooms are the thing to focus on in February, says Monty Don, who recommended mulching garden borders or wherever your ...

As spring approaches there are plenty of tasks that need doing in gardens this month to prepare for the new season.

To achieve a pleasing effect, use a variety of flower and foliage forms and textures and a harmonious color scheme.

Start small As with any new hobby, an overzealous, gung-ho approach will likely backfire, so it's best to start small. Although you may happily keep up with a large garden at first, chances are you'll ...

• Before the heat and dry air of spring and summer, update your irrigation system to in-line drip, flexible tubing with ...

Western Oregon: Prune fall-bearing raspberries (in late-February or early-March). Plant windowsill container garden of herbs ...

For the dedicated gardener there is always work to be done. Tidying beds and borders, cutting back dead growth from last year’s perennials are the tasks often left over from autumn. Growth remains ...

However, February is a good time to cut back Pee Gee hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata with pointed blooms) and the smooth or mountain hydrangeas (Hydrangea serralata) such as Limelight, Incrediball ...

The Isles of Scilly are already blanketed in sweet-smelling spring flowers, while the locals are starting to fill up their vegetable patches ...

Raised garden beds at the Douglas Discovery Garden in Danville are maintained by the Vermilion County Master Gardeners and ...

Coastal Carolina Camellia Society put on the 74th annual flower show in Charleston. The tradition has gone on for decades and ...

I GOT INTO the environmental restoration business by accident. After military tours at sea and in Iraq as a Marine grunt and sniper, I demobilized back to Salt Lake City, where my family had relocated ...