We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Well-timed trimming will protect many plants from disease while promoting optimal growth. Deadheading rose bushes during the fall, for example ...

Fall is a great time to take stock of your gardening and other bladed tools, and get them in pristine shape before they're put away for the season. Sharpening tools like shovels, hoes, pruning shears, ...

Shovels, rakes, pruners and other garden tools are essential for completing many of the tasks associated with gardening. Caring for them by cleaning, sharpening and applying a protectant extends the ...

Unlike garden shears, which are similar to scissors in design, loppers are designed for use with both hands, which allows the user to exert greater force for cutting large branches. “Loppers are ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... TOOL TIME Ask any athlete or recreational skier about the importance of getting into physical shape prior to the season, and they’ll tell you how important ...

With the warm temperatures and peaking buds out there it’s hard keep out of the garden. But with enough rain to float off Kentucky’s own ark, the ground is in no mood to be worked right now. So the ...

Sharpening tools is an important gardening task that can be completed indoors. If your tools are sharp, your plants will benefit, said Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum in ...

It's February, and you may be itching to get out in the garden. But you know it's too soon to plant a lot of the things you're thinking of. What to do? Spend some time getting ready for spring by ...