Home and Garden

Prime planting time for spring lettuce runs from March into early April, and it is also when gardeners tend to spread two misconceptions about…

Need a vacation, but don’t have the time, budget or energy to go very far? Visit Houston Blair and Cheryl Conrad. The husband and…

As winter’s deepest chill reaches into my garden, it hesitates momentarily, for there is a dragon lurking. No, not the fire-breathing monster found in…

Looking for a new year project that will do wonders for your landscape when the growing season shifts into high gear this spring? Take…

November is a good time to plant spring-blooming bulbs in Cary, and while the usual offerings of tulips, daffodils and crocus are certainly worth…

Spiders are creepy, crawly little beasties that pop out when you least expect them — Eek! They lurk even in the pleasant, pastoral realm…

By August, one of the showiest plants of the late growing season will begin spreading its bright yellow glow across fields, meadows, landscapes and…

As spring gives way to summer, temperatures begin to rise to the point that shady nooks in the garden become the perfect places to…

Ahh, spring … when the sun shines and the flowers bloom — if you’re lucky! Improve your chances of having a beautiful yard, or…

Zinnias, petunias, marigolds, chrysanthemums — these are the plants often seen in sunny potted plantings during the warm months of the year, but is…