Although many plants have gone dormant, the winter garden is still an active place. Birds are feasting on last season's seed heads, filling their bellies and dropping seeds all over the ground. These ...

If only plants could talk and tell you they feel. Of course, the more you spend time caring for your favorites, the more you will get a sense of when plants are happy or not. But if one day you spot a ...

Leafless trees and shrubs seem almost dead in the winter, but they’re not. Bright daffodils and tulips of springtime and colorful summer perennials may feel like faded memories, yet they’re all still ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A recent column focused on plants blooming in December. This column addresses plants that grow during the winter months, typically prepare for blooming in ...

University of Missouri Extension horticulturist Kathi Mecham explains winter dormancy and spring care for common houseplants.

Along with the very last of the bare root fruit trees and boxed roses in local garden centers (most marked down for quick sale as the season is fast ending), you may still find dormant asparagus ...