Whoa there, Nellie. It’s not spring yet — not even close! We might be in the middle of a somewhat prolonged warm spell but if you’ve lived in Kentucky for more than 45 minutes, you’ll know Mother ...

A lightweight, flat spade is one of my favorite gardening tools for general planting and garden maintenance. It works very well for edging beds, dividing perennials, transplanting, weeding and ...

1. I was sent photos by Charlyn Moltane from Fountain Valley that showed large brown spots on the leaves of a Bacon avocado tree. Initially, I thought the problem was sunburn since avocado leaves are ...

I am looking to upgrade my tools after a gardening friend said my spades were poor quality and my storage system was a disaster. Any advice would be appreciated. — Andrew Jones, Palatine My wife has ...

Most perennials are best divided in spring, when they are showing a couple inches of growth. When dividing a plant, choose the strongest looking parts of the plant and discard the rest. A sharp, flat ...