Weeding, mulching, pruning back spent perennials all top the cleanup list this month. Clearing the garden of useless clutter will deter slugs, snails, earwigs and sow bugs.

Black walnut juglone can stall tomatoes, blueberries, and lilacs. Tolerant stand-ins keep beds green and productive in deep ...

You can deadhead hydrangeas any time you don’t like the look of the blooms. “It’s strictly personal preference,” says Hirvela. Most flowers on a hydrangea bloom roughly around the same time, so you’ll ...

Shasta daisies ( Leucanthemum x superbum) are another perennial that benefits from an early spring cleanup. “ Shasta daisies benefit from being cut back in March before active spring growth begins,” ...

If you brought plants inside last fall, they're likely to have become straggly. You can prune them and make new, free plants from the trimmings. Cut back lanky geranium stems. This will encourage them ...

Temperatures in the Philly region may not visit freezing again until the end of next week, with a run of 70-degree days possible in the interim. And after some substantial winter napping, the region’s ...