Homes & Gardens

Can you suggest a reliable perennial that blooms a long time and is not very tall? We like the color blue! You might consider perennial...

The Garden website from which I ordered a “Comtesse de Bouchaud” pink Clematis in early May has just announced a delivery delay. The potted...

Our Nepeta (catmint) has been the star of our June garden – how can I get it to keep blooming longer and longer? For everything...

August is harvesting time for farmers and gardeners.  As summer days turn longer and hotter, the vegetable plants start to produce blossoms and the...

The 2023 Mothers Day House & Garden Tour will be held Saturday, May 13 from 4 to 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 14 from...

DC Department of Public Works (DPW) has announced its pilot Curbside Composting Program will begin this summer. Sign-up began on Earth Day, April 22. DPW...

I’m still in my seventies, but gardening now hurts my hands. I want to sit in the garden and enjoy it but cannot do...

A friend gave me a Clethra bush called Ruby Spice that blooms in late summer. After three years it still struggles. It’s in a...

It’s a setting for a magical pixie tea party. The memory garden for Kim Brenegar lies at the corner of North Carolina and Eighth...

While we love the historic aesthetics of our Capitol Hill homes, they tend to be drafty with minimal insulation. Heating and cooling them is...