Happening soon: San Leandro Cherry Festival & Parade on the Union City Patch calendar ...

Gardening season is here, and so is the bad advice. Social media is full of supposed hacks and quick fixes that often do more ...

The southern Oregon city of Ashland sits in a picturesque but fire-prone forested location at the base of the Siskiyou and ...

A recent black bear sighting on Bogue Banks has wildlife officials reminding residents and visitors to secure food sources ...

Here are the best shade perennials gardening experts recommend, including plants that attract pollinators such as bees and ...

By Bill Sublette Piedmont Master Gardener Most of our yard is a lush green right now, despite those weeks with little rain ...

I haven’t forgotten that delight, and so each spring I tuck pansies into my window boxes to welcome the changing seasons. When summer’s heat finally overtakes them, I gently move the weary plants to a ...

So go ahead, give yourself permission to believe in fairy tales for an afternoon, and discover why this magical trail in ...

Flickr Most gardeners judge their compost by smell or texture. Color, though, tends to be an afterthought. That’s a missed ...

Royal Oak residents now have more options for composting their food scraps after a program that started with bins at the ...

Composting is a great way to send organic food scraps back to the earth, but did you know this common trash item is actually ...

A garden or habitat rich in mutually beneficial species cultivates a diversity—the connective tissue linking nectar and ...