There are still things you can do to prepare your lawns and gardens to manage the winter and emerge healthier next spring.

That’s especially likely with plants that have been going nowhere (“sulking”) since the day you planted them. Two underlying issues usually explain why landscape plants fail to thrive.

Northern winters separate the wheat from the chaff, where trees, shrubs and perennials are concerned. Even well-adapted, ...

Some winters are plant-friendly with landscape plants and perennial flowers breezing through the season in top shape. Other winters are so severe even rock-solid perennials like peonies and hostas ...