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We got a little rain, but the operative word is little. Plants need help.

DEAR JANET: We sent in a hydrangea plant sample to our local extension office a few weeks ago. The plants had some puckered leaves at the top and overall are n…

A month of neglect is showing in the garden. There is plenty to do.

Trialing new plants, sometimes gives you winners!

A  bucket-list trip for many gardeners is Butchart Gardens in British Columbia. The former limestone quarry is a veritable Disneyland for plant lovers, a sea o…

DEAR JANET: I am starting to see mums for sale. Is it too early to plant? My husband and I are having a disagreement. He says they are annuals, and I say peren…

And now for the rest of the story!

A break from hot weather to enjoy beautiful gardens, was just what I needed.

DEAR JANET: I live in Bella Vista. We have a wisteria vine climbing on our pergola. It's probably 20 years old, gets plenty of sun and is watered by our in-gro…

DEAR JANET: I've been trying to decide what to replace the cold-damaged loropetalum hedge that I removed this week. I want a fairly low-growing shrub that will…

Many spring-blooming trees and shrubs are setting flower buds for next year. Don't let these plants become water-stressed or it can reduce spring flowering.

DEAR JANET: I have a large bed of annual vinca where more than half of the plants have died... I spent a lot on the vinca, which will probably bloom for anothe…

When life give you lemons, you get a new bathroom.

Summer in Arkansas means so many choices of locally grown produce. From tomatoes to watermelon, peaches to squash, our kitchens are full of them. Unfortunately…