Another season of tending the berry patch winds down with another year's worth of lessons learned and reinforced. A good gardener is always learning, always evaluating what works and what does not, ...

A plant just appeared this year in my yard. Should I let it grow as a ground cover or is it a problem? A bright light in the invasive plant battles, Canadian clearweed is able to adapt to soils ...

A raspberry patch bursting with firm, juicy fruit rarely grows by chance. Raspberries are naturally vigorous growers, but without a bit of direction, their canes can quickly turn into a wild, tangled ...

The loyal reader knows that part of my formative years was spent in the family’s huge raspberry patch. It was a four-rower, properly wired up to support berry-laden bushes. The aisles between the rows ...

No fruits are tastier or more fragile and perishable than perfectly ripe raspberries. All of which makes a good case for growing them yourself, so they can be picked daily and need travel no more than ...

Question: I have had the same red raspberry canes for 21 years. How do you know when it is time to retire them and start some new ones? When is the best time to do this? What varieties of overbearing ...

Amy in Bowie writes: “I recently transplanted all of my perennial herbs from one of my raised beds to a place in the ground near the house, and now have some unexpected garden space: a 4-by-8-foot bed ...