I’m looking for an evergreen groundcover—something other than vinca, and it has to stand up to a Zone 4 winter. What do you recommend as a hardy evergreen groundcover?

Wrinkleleaf goldenrod (Solidago rugosa) is a native plant that blooms from midsummer into the fall.

I read a story in my local newspaper about a house that burned down and the garden mulch was listed as a possible cause. Is mulch really a fire hazard?!

Indian blanket flower (Gaillardia pulchella) is a hot-colored annual that easily tolerates heat and drought.

Instead of starting seeds indoors in winter or sowing them outdoors in spring, try planting them in the garden in the fall. Many types of seed will overwinter in the soil and sprout in spring.

Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is an easy-to-please plant with vivid red summer blooms. Read how to grow cardinal flower.

Milton Ammel is an e-news reader with lots of fruit trees. Here’s his tip for safely, easily harvesting the fruit growing at the top of the tree.

Hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) is a smallish tree that tolerates shade and provides year-round interest.

Common name: Turk’s cap lily, turban lily, swamp lily

Botanical name: Lilium superbum
Virtues: Large, bright flowers with a distinctive shape. Blooms for about a month during the summer.
Flowers: The single main stem is …

Question: Is there a safe, easy way to control staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) without totally destroying it?

I want to keep its seedlings out of my lawn and garden, but I don’t want to remove the …

Common name: Flowering raspberry, pink thimbleberry
Botanical name: Rubus odoratus
Virtues: Fragrant, pretty flowers that attract butterflies.
Flower: Large, open, fragrant pink flowers appear in summer. Five papery pink petals surround a flat disc of pinkish yellow …