Plants like caladiums, cannas, dahlias, elephant ears and gladiolus bring vibrant color and tropical flair to summer gardens. Unfortunately, they’re no match for our Midwestern winters. These plants, ...

Some flowering plants that produce bulbs, tubers, or corms need to be lifted and stored for winter. Know which you have if ...

These beautiful cannas are tropical plants that will die over winter unless their underground bulbs are dug up and carefully ...

Here are eight jobs for the well-winter-prepped yard: Mulch acts like a blanket to keep the soil slightly warmer over winter, ...

Freezing temperatures trigger dormancy in tender plants like cannas, dahlias, gladiolas, and elephant ears, meaning the ...

Understanding which bulbs need to be planted in fall and which need to be dug in fall can be confusing, so let’s review.

Animals like squirrels, chipmunks, and deer often thwart gardeners' efforts by digging up or eating flowering bulbs. To deter digging pests, gardeners can use chicken wire, plant more bulbs than ...

There are no spots in your home that are immune to dust buildup. Dust will accumulate anywhere and everywhere, from the top of your refrigerator to the inside of your PC tower. One frequent hiding ...

Spring flowering bulbs bloom in our climate between February and April. They add charming beauty to our spring gardens. Feel free to purchase bulbs from nurseries now while the selection is good, but ...

Plant elephant garlic and you will be gifted with corms that grow off the mother bulb. Yes, although elephant garlic presents as a gigantic bulb made up of cloves, it produces many corms, which, when ...

You probably clean your ears with Q-Tips-- and even enjoy how satisfying it can be -- but Q-tips aren't the safest method and can actually harm your ears. You can potentially injure your ears or worse ...

Pellissier is the owner, and one of 18 vintage dealers, at Pink Elephant Antiques on Government Street in Baton Rouge. Many will know the spot by its bright, bubblegum pink exterior and large, pink ...