As the leaves fall from trees and shrubs you may notice the stems of some plants covered with a grayish green crusty or mossy looking growth known as lichen (pronounced "liken"). Lichens will grow on ...

I have an odd question… My plant is doing really well, but it’s lying over on its side. The stem isn’t strong enough to hold up the leaves near the tips. It’s quit a long stem, too. Do I need to ...

Like many garden writers, I spend a lot of time reading about plants and searching for answers to questions from readers. They want to know what's wrong with their plant and what to do about it.

Gardens may develop problems at any time during the growing season. Diagnosing what's wrong with your plants is like reading a mystery novel, except instead of figuring out the plot, you're trying to ...

When something’s going wrong in your garden, you can tell by looking at your plants; however, even though it’s easy to identify that something isn’t right, it can be difficult to figure out exactly ...

Despite your best efforts, the houseplants you bought at the beginning of stay-at-home orders might be struggling. The leaves might have turned yellow or droopy, while spots or burnt-looking edges ...

Too much rain, extended cold temperatures in late spring/summer, a sneaky insect pest, a plant disease; all of which can cause individuals frustrations when trying to grow plants. This article ...

Plant diseases are easy to control ... if organic techniques are being used. The key is balance, and the key to balance is a healthy population of microorganisms. Diseases are simply an imbalance of ...

When plants are not growing and producing as they should, they will tell you what is wrong through their leaves. The foliage on any type of plant will reveal everything a gardener needs to know about ...

Land plants – plants that live primarily in terrestrial habitats and form vegetation on earth – are anchored to the ground through their roots, and their performance depends on both the belowground ...