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Hydrangeas are deciduous plants, so they normally shed their leaves gradually, usually starting before a hard freeze, and then finishing after one.

Our one scheduled tour was the Alhambra in Granada, Spain.

Our first overseas trip since Covid was a success.

To mulch, or not to mulch — that seems to be the question.

A friend gave me a handful of what she said were red buckeye seeds from a tree in her yard. She told me to plant them and I could have my own tree.

I recently visited a nursery in Russellville, and they were selling Ligustrum japonicum Texanum. I looked up the species and found "the popular waxleaf ligustr…

I think this insect fell from my maple tree. No one seemed to know what it was, so I finally googled "fuzzy green caterpillar" and came up with American dagger…

From an early freeze to finally some soaking rain, October ends with a beautiful Halloween.

Our muscadines need to be pruned. I have found no one available to do the pruning.

The roller coaster ride has begun. We went from 90 degrees to 30 or below in much of the state, with an early end to our warm growing season.

From celebrations, to talks, and book clubs, this week flew by.

One good story, and another confusing one this month.

Normally at this time of year, people plan drives to take a look at the changing fall colors. But this year, Arkansans are wondering if there will be any fall …

I have some gerbera daisies in pots. My daisies in the ground come back every year. Is it too late to plant the potted daisies in the ground now?