Do you know what a secateur is? I encountered the word a few years ago in a magazine featuring Martha Stewart, who was describing the fine points of the secateur she was marketing. A secateur is ...

Leaving the remains of last season’s perennials in place over winter provides valuable food and shelter for a wide variety of wildlife, but the time does come to cut them back before the new growth ...

There’s something oddly satisfying about slicing away the old to make room for the new—especially in the garden. If your flower beds look like a chaotic mix of dried stems, drooping leaves, and last ...