Q: I’ve heard a lot about deer resistant perennials. Can you provide more information about deer resistant annuals? What can I put in pots and beds that the deer won’t destroy? A: Fortunately, living ...

Gardeners are always looking for easy-going flowers that will make life a bit easier, while still providing a beautiful garden. In my years of experience as a master gardener and writer, I have ...

Many vining garden plants put out male flowers first. Squash, melon, and cucumbers all do this. You can tell the flowers are male because they have a stem. Female flowers are stemless, and you may see ...

More garden stories this week from area master gardeners. Deb Nelson, a master gardener from rural New London, reported that her late planted pots were still doing well into fall. The petunias and ...

Dear Master Gardener: I’ve seen pictures using Annabelle Hydrangea flowers to decorate wreaths and Christmas trees and I was wondering how to dry them so I can use them to decorate for Christmas?

Plan now to attract ruby-throated hummingbirds to your garden! These tiny birds migrate to Mexico and Central America for the winter. Their return path to the north coincides with blooming plants.

If you are always searching for something new and different to add to your flower garden, you might want to take a look at rattlesnake master, Eryngium yuccifolium. Rattlesnake master is a native ...

Dear Master Gardener: Which azaleas and rhododendrons do you recommend? Do they grow well here? Answer: Rhododendron is the genus that includes azaleas and there are some gorgeous ones that grow well ...

Educational sessions on Monarch Lifecycle and Planting for more Flower Power. Free trees and seeds will be given. Free admission. Master Gardener Plant Sale and Rummage Sale.

The rural Meridian home Tara McCallister and her family bought early in the COVID-19 pandemic to escape urban life had a 5-acre yard rife with shoulder-high weeds and dead fruit trees. Rather than ...