Avi Patel - Optimalvista: Simple, Practical Gardening Tips

Japanese Maple Dying? Here’s What’s Really Going On in Your Yard

Is your Japanese maple dying right in front of you, and you have no idea which of the ten things

Every October, I get the same question from neighbors in my own backyard and from a few readers tending allotments

I garden right on the line between USDA Zones 5 and 6, and my very first dahlia season taught me

I’ve been covering my tomatoes, peppers, and a couple of stubborn rose bushes every fall for close to eight years

I’ve been growing through winter in my own backyard greenhouse for a few years now, and if there’s one thing

I’ve been mulching my backyard beds every fall for close to fifteen years now, and I still remember the first

I have grown roses through winters in Zones 4, 5, 6, and 7, and every single year the same lesson

Every September, the same question shows up in my inbox when to bring houseplants indoors for fall? It feels like

Geraniums are technically tender perennials, not annuals, even though most people toss them out once the cold hits. A healthy

Come fall, one question keeps coming up among backyard growers and allotment gardeners alike does it actually matter to winterize

Have you ever stepped outside on a cold morning only to find your favorite plants blackened, limp, and lifeless overnight?

When I brought home my first string of turtles, I thought it would be like any other hanging plant. Water