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Despite a houseplant lover's best efforts, diseases can still strike. Fungal diseases are among the most common. Here's a quick guide to help spot and treat them.

Landscape gardeners have numerous crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) hybrids and cultivars from which to choose. Options suit most southwest and southern landscape settings.

The amount of light an orchid needs depends on the type of plant, but here are general guidelines that will help optimize the health of your plant and coax it to flower.

Understanding the diversity within the cruciferous family will help to avoid the most common mistakes in growing these vegetables. They share common diseases and pests.

More than a dozen strawberry plant diseases can reduce the fruit harvest or even kill the strawberry patch. Stop these diseases without using chemical fungicides.

Crabapple diseases ruin landscape designs. Bacteria and fungi cause the majority of crabapple diseases. Awareness and proper environments lead to healthy crabapples.

Like people, houseplants can contract diseases. Some are caused by bacteria, others by viruses or fungi. Here's how to nurse them back to health!

Fruit trees and vegetable plants are great garden choices but should be blended into the landscape. In other words you may not really want a totally edible garden.

Nothing surpasses the lush green of Mountain Laurel foliage in the midst of winter.

A perennial Gaillardia, blue Viola, bi-colored Zinnia and double flowered snapdragon have been chosen as 2010 plant winners by All-America Selections for flower gardens.

Organic gardeners grow beets in the ground and the container garden for the roots and salad greens. Gardeners can fertilize and control beet pests without chemicals.

Unique bark coloration and texture, graceful growth forms, and attractive foliage make birches desirable landscape ornamentals. Birches highlight landscapes worldwide.

Like people, houseplants can get sick or injured. Sometimes it's a fungus, a cold draft, or a curious pet. Here's how to nurse them back to health!

Do the benefits of this introduced invasive shrub outweigh the potentially harmful effects on the natural environment?

Dreary landscapes come alive with the bursting buds of the Forsythia. In both formal and in informal settings this hardy shrub is a carefree addition to your landscape.

Hostas add leaf structure, bloom fragrance and plant contrast to flower gardens. A guide to planting and caring for plantain lilies will ensure successful hosta gardens.

The Crape Myrtle is a favorite flowering shrub in southern landscapes. While generally healthy and tolerant, it has a few enemies.

Eastern redbud trees and cultivars enrich landscape gardens with varieties of form, silhouettes and unusual seasonal color. Site selection is essential for good display.

The bright flowers of the Shasta Daisy contrast well with its glossy, dark green foliage, and seem to glow at night.

Beta vulgaris is the botanical name for beets which are high in Vitamins A and C and rich in folate and fiber. Grow this variety for the beetroots or the greens.

Bring big, exotic flavor to your kitchen with this popular little herb.

Fresh strawberries are at their best when an organic gardener grows strawberry plants in a garden free of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

There are millions, perhaps billions of bacteria and fungi that come into contact with plants every day.

Some of the most popular fruits and vegetables your family eats contain the most pesticide residues. Grow them in the organic garden to reduce your exposure to chemicals.

Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) selections and cultivars can enhance prairie and meadow gardens. These native N.A. plants tolerate some shade and moist soil.

To design gardens that shine in shade from spring to frost, fill your beds and borders with perennials that bloom in fall as well as plants for spring and summer.

The foxglove is a stately plant that has been featured in gardens for centuries. This growing guide will help you care for, maintain and select the best foxglove.

A strong accent plant reminiscent of heirloom gardens and cottage borders, Hollyhocks are a charming addition to any garden space. See how to cultivate the hollyhock.

Growing cherries in the backyard orchard is easy and rewarding. Basic tips for planting and caring for cherry trees for every home gardener.

Now that you know how to plant these spring flowers, learn how to cultivate them, how to deter pests and diseases, and what varieties are available.

All you need is sun, water, and a lot of room for the vines to grow and you can cultivate a watermelon crop.

To spray or not to spray fruit trees. That is the question! Dormant Spraying is a vigilant option if you have 'diva' trees or have had a tough pest problem in the past.

Using natural non-synthetic fertilizers and pesticides improves garden landscape soil environments and helps produce healthy vigorous plants, while not harming humans

Use this flow chart to help identify common pest problems such as chinch bugs and mole crickets in St. Augustine grass, centipede grass, and other southern turfgrasses.