Salt from plowing and ice-melting in the winter is one of the more insidious causes of plant damage. Here’s a look at how salt can injure plants and what you can do about it, including lists of salt-sensitive and salt-resistant plants.
That browning you see at the tips and edges of houseplant leaves is usually fixable by repotting into a better potting mix and avoiding softened and chlorine or fluoride-treated water. Here’s a look…
A virulent new strain of downy mildew disease threatens to wipe impatiens off our gardening map. And that’s a shame because this plant is our favorite annual and our go-to choice for shade.
You’re not imagining things if it seems like weeds are getting worse than ever. These botanical invaders are flourishing across the United States for a variety of reasons, such as…
So many things can go wrong with a plant… animal munching, weather woes, assorted bugs and disease and lots more. Here’s a primer on how to be a do-it-yourself plant detective to figure out what might be going wrong…
Heat waves are murder on landscapes. Literally. Here’s a look at some signs of trouble and what you can do to nurse plants through a merciless heat wave.
It’s still only in the test stage, but mixing 40 percent mushroom soil with 60 percent wood mulch seems to eliminate the threat of artillery fungus.
Trying to be kind to wildlife? Plant a vegetable garden, and you’ll make some groundhogs very happy. Of course if you want to actually eat the vegetables you plant, get ready for a scrappy contest.
Heavy snows and especially ice storms can do a lot of damage to trees and other landscape plants. Here’s a piece I wrote following one particularly bad ice year that explains how to minimize your exposure to damage.
Summer’s intense heat doesn’t get nearly the blame it should for the havoc it can play on plants. All kinds of trouble start when the temperatures go above 86 degrees, such as…