Gardening the Hudson Valley

With a little observation and knowing the right questions to ask - which you'll get here - you can figure out what's ailing your plants. It's probably not as bad as you think.

It's one of the hardest things for a gardener to do - tearing out perfectly good plants that no longer work in your garden. Here's some inspiration to make it easier.

Do you need to buy special fertilizers for every plant? Of course not. Here are a handful of things every plant needs and how to provide them.

The time to think about your fall garden is early in the growing season. Fall plants need time to get established, so they are ready to shine when their time comes.

We can't stop the rain, but we can be prepared for what it does to the garden. Take advantage of the loose soil, but watch out for rot.

It is possible to have a small water garden without it being a lot of work. I don't even have a pump. What I do have are floating water plants that create just the right environment.

Does companion planting work? It's hard to say. How do you even test it? One thing that's worth experimenting with is companion planting to control insect pests and attract beneficial insects. That's what we'll talk about today.

Have you ever noticed your fruit trees seem to drop lots of small fruits in the beginning of June? That's called June Drop and it's nothing to panic about.

Plants hate excessive heat as much as we do. Even though the heat doesn't usually last long, there are a few things we should do to help our plants cope.

Wildlife is a never ending challenge in the garden and no one is more wily than the groundhog. We may never keep them out entirely, but here are some ideas to keep them diverted.