Winter can make even experienced gardeners second-guess themselves. One week your beds look fine, and the next they’re a jumble of brown sticks, collapsed stems, and patchy soil that screams “failure.

Many perennial plants and shrubs take time to wake up after winter. Soil temperature, sunlight, and moisture levels all ...

Here’s how to tell if your plant is dead or dormant. After a long winter, some of your garden plants may not look so great. But don’t give up on them yet! It’s sometimes difficult to tell which plants ...

However, plants native to the tropics can suffer even when nighttime lows dip into the 40s. The bulk of plants in ...

When a once-healthy plant turns brown, dry, or brittle, it’s natural to wonder if it’s truly dead or just dormant. Seasonal changes, heatwaves, overwatering, or neglect can make even hardy plants look ...

After a frost, use this 10-second plant scratch test to tell if woody plants are dead or dormant and decide what to save in ...

We experienced bitter cold and several significant freezes this past week in south Louisiana. Low temperatures varied, and they influence how much damage occurred to your landscape. The good news, ...

So you lost plants this year to May’s slogfest and then to summer’s dry heat? The full toll might not even be apparent until next spring when dead/damaged plants try to shift back into growth mode. It ...

Brown, brittle hydrangeas after frost do not always mean disaster. Learn when and how to prune winter‑damaged shrubs to save ...