While resting on the porch over Labor Day, I realized that dogwoods are turning red and dropping some leaves. I’d spent the day cleaning my planting area; now, I can anticipate the coming of cooler ...

Q: I bought a gerbera daisy last spring, and we had it outside blooming during the summer. We took it inside in a pot, and it blossomed again. Now we have another blossom. I wonder if you have an ...

What is it? Time was when gerberas were pretty but tender houseplants that bloomed for a week or two then started to wilt: put them outside and they'd succumb to the first frosts, never to be seen ...