Use a soil thermometer to help you know when to plant vegetables. Wait until the soil is consistently above 70 degrees to ...

Everyone knows that May is when spring hits its stride: the days are longer, the sun is warmer, and your garden is ...

It’s hard deciding what to eat in your new city when also nursing gastronomic whiplash. Here, 15 restaurants that are ...

With the warm temperatures now fully cemented as summer fast approaches, gardeners and those with green thumbs will be out getting their gardens and lawns ready for beautiful weather. For the City of ...

Bob Zeni, the Chicago Tomato Man, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to talk about the perfect time to plant tomatoes and the definition of a true “heirloom” tomato. He also ...

As spring rolls on, the capital is abloom with edible plants — if you know where to look, what to pluck and how to cook them.

If your neighbor's plants hang over your fence can you trim them? Should you? Etiquette and gardening experts share their ...

To keep your rubber plant happy, make sure to give it a bright spot, but one that’s out of direct sunshine, away from hot ...

Kris Bachtell opens the door, and inside are hundreds upon hundreds of plants — in startling colors: a metallic purple and a ...

The extra time and effort spent on proper tree planting is a small investment for the long dividends paid by a tree in the ...

Trees nearest the mines had higher concentrations of mercury in their rings. Passive air sampling confirmed the mercury ...