A nice feature to all of these houseplants is that they can be transferred to the outdoors in the warmer seasons. A good rule of thumb is to bring them outdoors mid-April and then back in by October ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida on care of peach trees, phalaenopsis orchids, tropical fruit trees, ...

WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including planting low-maintenance bushes, keeping peace lilies healthy, getting rid of bagworms and ...

Q. In your recommendations to protect developing peach fruit from insects, you usually mention spraying malathion every week — is that necessary? What about one of the organic insecticides?

Wintertime offers few activities out in the garden other than filling bird feeders and carefully watching dormant plants for signs of awakening as spring nears. However, winter dormancy is the ...