January is an excellent time to start your gardening adventure, even if winter still has us in its chilly grip. Cultivating ...

Removing weeds as soon as they appear, before their roots fully anchor into the soil, is best for the garden, as well as your ...

Limp, wilted plants. This can be caused by overwatering, poor drainage or root rot. Violets prefer evenly moist but not soggy ...

But here’s the hard truth: Malaysia is drowning in waste. Those plastic containers from your takeout? The mountain of ...

To put out big blooms camellias need the right care. From planting them in the wrong soil to watering them improperly, here ...

There are not a lot of garden plants that you can successfully grow indoors from seed to harvest in a month or so, but ...

My blue star fern sits on an old schoolhouse desk beside my couch. I guess I have had it for three or four years now. It is ...

With spring around the corner, it is time to plan your garden. Now is the time when you should begin choosing the varieties ...

A 2- to 3-inch layer of mulch, such as undyed wood chips, shredded bark or dried-out (never fresh) grass clippings over the ...

Thanks to everyone who has supported my journey into journalism by reading my gardening column over the years and ...

Outdoor plants are dormant because of less available light energy and the low temperatures. Indoors the light energy is even less while the temperature is still relatively suitable for plants ...

Eggshells Finely crushed eggshells are an excellent houseplant fertilizer that provides plants with calcium — a mineral that ...