For more color in the garden, plant a wide range of plants, including shrubs, trees, perennials and annuals. And don't forget the natives!

See how to make a fast autumnal decoration using small pumpkins and assorted plants that are grown in four inch pots.

September in the garden center is a real “circle of life” experience. On the one hand we’re celebrating fall, as the mums, pumpkins and ornamental kale start to flood in and our patio is filled with Halloween decor. But just across from the ghosts and witches is a rack of flowering bulbs. These boxes with…

Here are four more weeds that are commonly found in Cape Cod Gardens. If asking "Is this a weed?" come to this post and last week's for help.

There are several weeds that appear in Cape Cod gardens during the summer. Those identified here were all growing in a small, sunny area.

This is the time of year when many start to notice spots on foliage. This might be on your peppers, tomatoes, hydrangeas, perennials or herbs. Shrubs, trees, and flowering plants can all show signs of leaf spot and some plants are more susceptible to it than others. Most leaf spots are fungal. Some of them just…

Learn about organic solutions to problems in your vegetable garden. How to cope with insects, diseases, animals and plant decline.

Plants such as privet, yews, and Leyland cypress can be pruned in July. You can remove dead sticks from Hydrangeas but don't cut them shorter

Some deadheading and clean up in mid-summer makes your gardens look better, and can even stimulate more blooms on flowering plants.

If you love growing edibles in your Cape landscape, consider planting blueberry bushes. Here's how to prune them for maximum berry production.

Perennial gardens require maintenance and one of those tasks is controlling fast-spreading plants that want to take over.

A weed-smothering groundcover for sun, a native perennial that spreads and is good for pollinators and birds. Zagreb Coreopsis.