Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Winter in the South can be hard on plants. Fluctuating temperatures, sporadic freezes, and winter winds all take ...

A gardening expert has weighed in on top tips to preserve your vegetable garden this January, and shared one trick gardeners ...

Mulch helps suppress weeds, keeps soil moist, and helps regulate soil temperatures. Adding a second layer of mulch after the first frost in the fall will offer plants additional winter protection.

Many gardeners resort to using bedsheets to protect sensitive flowers and vegetables. But does covering plants with sheets really protect them from freezing temperatures?

You walk outside with your morning coffee, ready to check on those tomatoes that were almost ripe yesterday. Instead, you ...

February is the coldest month in the Northern Hemisphere — validated in Lubbock this week with the Arctic Blast we just experienced. We have come through some of the coldest temperatures our area has ...

While fall is the time to plant hardy bulbs, it is also the time to dig up tender perennials to save for next year’s garden. Some flowering perennials are not hardy in our climate but produce an ...

Planting, pruning and maintenance tasks ...

Most gardeners think about planting bulbs this time of year rather than digging them up. But some flowering perennials are not hardy enough for our climate and must be lifted from the soil and their ...