Henry Homeyer says it is important to clean up the vegetable garden now in order to avoid overwintering diseases.

Q: I moved here from dry West Texas. Last summer I built beds for my new home with metal edging, but they stay wet. G.T.,Spring A: Beds raised 6 or more inches provide better drainage in our sometimes ...

When flower blooms begin to fade, hunt for tiny treasures in the garden. Save a fistful of money and earn even more satisfaction by collecting seeds from plants. Seeds from petunias, snapdragons, ...

When oakleaf hydrangea flower clusters fade to pink and green, it’s time to capture that color, freezing it beyond fall’s frost. At Bartram’s Garden, volunteers cut these pink and green flowers, ...