This week's column addresses when to pinch back annual and perennial flowers, characteristics of a good potting mix and caring for indoor azaleas.

Don Kinzler writes: "Premoistening mix is important because the ingredients in the growing mixes are dry and they’re often difficult to rewet." ...

Ask the Gardener offers tips on lighting, the proper soil mix, and watering to ensure your plants get off to their early and ...

No one wants a dead looking garden in the spring. To ensure you have beautiful blooms when the weather warms up, plant this ...

Green onion: cut an inch from the roots. Place them in shallow water and make sure the tops are not submerged in the water.

Peat is a nonrenewable resource because it is being consumed much faster than it can be produced; a bog regrows at a rate of ...

If you want to try an advanced propagation technique, Hancock says to propagate your Monstera by air layering. Air layering ...

Jane says, "Organic mulch will help retain moisture in the soil of your houseplants. To improve the soil, mulch it with ...

African violets are apparently also picky when it comes to soil and growers are advised to buy potting soil specially formulated for African violets. Not only that, but you should also treat ...

If you’re cultivating containers of indoor or outdoor plants, herbs or vegetables, you need potting soil. Potting soil is different from topsoil and garden soil in a number of ways. Typically, topsoil ...

What is Potting Soil? Potting soil, despite its name, doesn’t always contain soil. Instead, it often includes a blend of ...