Grow

You can randomly stick some plants in the ground and call it a garden, but you can't call it a design. Planning and designing a yard is not just for the pros. Grow host Patrick Murphy has seven steps to a well-designed garden that will be the envy of your neighborhood. *Measure your yard and put that on paper or into a garden plan app. *Designate public and private areas. *Record traffic patterns around your yard. *Keep in mind the various views. *Organize areas within traffic patterns. *Refine

You've grown vegetables, fruits, and flowers, so now how about a nice cup of tea? Patrick Murphy, host of GLT's Grow, has advice for Kevin in Bloomington about the right plants for tea leaves. *Murph has some good news and some bad news when it comes to growing tea: It's tough to grow tea plants, especially in Zone 5, but if you succeed, you'll savor every cup. *Tea plants love consistency, which you can't count on in Zone 5. *You can grow a tea plant in a pot and move it indoors come winter, so

What important role did the Empress Josephine have in the history of rose culture? Before you hand over a bouquet of roses to your loved one this Valent...

Larry in Shirley, IL needs advice on when he should trim his apple trees, and Murph is ready with a time table.

You can be the ruler of your own little world by creating a terrarium. And according to Patrick Murphy, host of GLT's Grow, it's easy to create.

Ice -- great for cocktails, bad for plants. When an ice storm hits, it can tear apart trees, especially when it teams up with wind. Patrick Murphy talks...

Bigger is not necessarily better in the garden. Shrinking your gardening ambitions down to size can be a charming alternative for those short on space...

There's just so much binge watching you can do every winter. So Grow host Patrick Murphy says get up off the sofa and venture out to see some amazing...

In the world of gardening, the sun gets all the credit. But while the moon can't help your plants grow, it can inspire you to plant a garden that takes...

What's in a name? Well, plenty, if it's a storm. Grow host Patrick Murphy is naming names of weather systems and looks into why dubbing storms...