As spring approaches, many home gardeners find themselves eager to refresh their indoor and outdoor plants by repotting. It’s a great time to give your beloved greenery a boost, but before you dive in ...

Plus, how to prevent and treat it.

Root rot is a common disease of houseplants. Affected plants, if not killed, might be stunted, show desiccation, wilt, leaf scorch, dullness or yellowing of foliage and other symptoms of drought ...

Question. I have an eighteen-year-old boxwood hedge with sections declining. Can I prune these back about two-thirds as we have done with ligustrum and pittosporum and expect them to recover? Answer.

If you’ve ever potted a plant only to watch it seem stunted or unhealthy despite your best care, you may be dealing with a rootbound situation. This common issue occurs when roots grow too tightly in ...