Michelle Obama continues her entertainment show media blitz. The first lady delivered "Top Ten Fun Facts About Gardening" last night on David Letterman. Michelle Obama continues her entertainment show ...

Some gardening rules are myths: misconceptions passed down through the ages. New and experienced gardeners sometimes follow advice without knowing if it is based on a myth or valid science. Here are a ...

Truth: While the roots of black walnut (Juglans nigra) do release an allelopathic chemical known as juglone that inhibits the growth of some plants, there are many plants that will grow beneath and ...

There are certain facts about gardening that are definitely puzzling and confusing and you have probably been wondering all these years what the answers are. Well, wait no longer. a. A sunflower is ...

There’s a primal satisfaction to the act of digging into the earth. It begins with the firm, cool resistance of the topsoil, a dense layer yielding slowly to the purposeful push of fingers or the ...

This photo shows a chlorotic pin oak, left, next to a healthy Shumard red oak. Whenever possible, opt away from plants that need strongly acidic soil and that tend to turn yellow in alkaline ...

• More women than men are gardeners. • People 35 to 44 years old do the most gardening in the United States. • Millennials make up about 29% of the gardener demographic. (A millennial is someone born ...

Ever wander through social media sites and wonder if you can really propagate roses by inserting cuttings into a tomato? Or if that “magical DIY fertilizer” is real? It’s easy to get lost among the ...

NEVER CAUGHT IN A STORM: Bees never stray far from their hive when rain is impending. “July, with its days of blue skies and time that seemingly stands still, holds a special place in my heart.” — ...

Many of us want to become better gardeners and we seek advice from different sources in order to achieve this goal, but some advice out there related to gardening is helpful and some advice is myth.