The focus turns to preparing plants for cooler weather, assessing what flowers grew well and what didn’t, and then planning for spring.

Here's a look at some of the rose-pink bloomers that will be available at the fall plant sales in Houston.

Although summer is still dishing out lots of very hot days, and we are still mainly gardening in the early morning and very late afternoon to avoid the heat, fall is close enough to be counting the days until there is a hint of coolness.

It's a critical time for our gardens. Summer temperatures are peaking and the angle of the sun is at its most brutal in our area, especially during mid- to late afternoon. It’s not comfortable for us to be out in the garden, and it’s certainly tough on our plants.

Advice from experts on how to change your dog’s behavior so they stay away from the roses.

While a loyal lieutenant in other surroundings, a canine can wreak havoc on a garden.

Gardeners moving to our area are often struck by the abundance of living things flying and crawling about. The main reason for this is that we have plenty of rainfall and warmth year round.

How New York City can permanently protect community gardens.

When Joan Dye Gussow, nutritionist and matriarch of the eat-locally-think-globally food movement, lost her vegetable garden, she took the opportunity to reinvent it.

A young couple preserve seeds for future generations.

Urban farming may become a boutique industry in San Francisco if proposed changes in zoning law are approved.

The revised edition of Nancy Berner and Susan Lowry’s book includes 25 new New York public gardens.

P. Allen Smith of Little Rock, Ark., might be the most famous tastemaker you’ve never heard of.

Critical protections for New York City’s community gardens will expire under a new agreement proposed by the city.