Ever looked out at your garden in winter and wondered if you should bother with pruning? It can feel odd to fuss over plants ...

Step 1: Take several stem cuttings from a healthy Christmas cactus plant using clean shears or scissors, or gently break off the cuttings with your fingers. Long stem cuttings are often too top-heavy ...

The first winter I got brave with pruning, I “tidied up” a lilac on a sunny January afternoon. Come spring, the shrub was ...

In the early hours of June 14, 2025, Melissa Hortman, her husband, Mark, and their dog, Gilbert, are murdered in their ...

If you're looking to create a colorful, private oasis to call your own, these are the best bushes that will get the job done quickly and efficiently.

Naturally, Mom’s lilacs bloomed before mine. This offered her earlier lilac report, and my latter. These reports concluded when Mom sold her Kentucky home and moved, first to Florida, then, eventually ...

The only other real way to get non-native fruit is to trade with other players. Either enlist a friend and use the Airport to ...

Lemon trees need pruning to shape, improve airflow, and boost fruit production. Here's when you should do it and how to get it right for a healthy harvest.

For me, the Christmas season does not begin until the smell of a fresh-cut Frasier fir fills my family room. Once a live or ...

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. John Drennan is the Robert A. Belfer International Affairs Fellow in European Security at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Eight colorful Adirondack chairs are arranged in a circle around a stacked stone hearth, surrounded, during the growing ...

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