Question. I purchased a crape myrtle that is still in a container. Can it be planted at this time of the year? Answer. Summer is a great time to select and plant a new crape myrtle. One of the main ...

I have a large, healthy bed of vinca. During the last few years, I have had clover creep in. I have painstakingly tried to separate it from the vinca and weed it out without much luck. Is there any ...

Oregon gardeners look to the experts at Oregon State University Extension Service and Master Gardeners for answers to their questions about topics ranging from growing tomatoes to replacing their turf ...

When the lunch rush ends at Clover, the local vegetarian food truck and restaurant chain, its customers only have one place to toss the scraps of their chickpea fritters: the compost bin. That’s by ...

Mike McGrath explains how to use epsom salts in your garden, when it’s time to give up on your Japanese maple tree, how to eliminate slugs safely, the best way to achieve a clover-free lawn, why you ...

The conventional way that gardeners solve bad-soil trouble is by adding organic matter such as compost, leaves, grass clippings, and/or rotted manure – or bypassing in-ground planting altogether with ...