Cold stratification is an important step for growing many native plants in USDA Hardiness Zone 7. This process mimics winter conditions,...

A black cat crosses your path. Do you turn around? Knock on wood? Or simply wonder where it's headed? For centuries, black cats have bee...

Every fall, green leaves turn shades of yellow, orange, red and purple. It may look like the trees are putting on one last show before winte...

If you’ve noticed an unusual number of large, bristly flies hanging around your flowers this fall, take a closer look before reaching for th...

What if some of this fall’s pruning didn’t need to leave your yard at all? A dead hedge is a simple structure made by placing branches, twi...

Seeing curled leaves on your tomato plants can be alarming, but curled leaves do not always mean disease. In many cases, the plant is simply...

Every spring, gardeners add fresh compost, topsoil, or raised bed mix and expect their new plants to thrive. Instead, plants may wilt, grow ...

If you've gardened in the Treasure Valley for very long, chances are you've seen a tomato plant suddenly stop growing, develop curle...

If you grow apples, pears, crabapples, quince, or hawthorn  in the Treasure Valley,  fire blight   is a disease worth watching for. Caused b...

Preparing for Pest Pressure After a Warm Winter If your garden seems overrun with insects after a mild winter, you're likely spot-on. M...

Spring is here!  The garden centers and plant sales are alive with color. Those pots bursting with open blooms are hard to resist—they deliv...