The Springfield News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri, partners with the Master Gardeners of Green County each week to bring readers a question-and-answer column with some of the expert horticulturists ...

ANGUS STEWART: This potpourri of potted plants all have something in common. Pretty much all the nutrients and water they need has to come out of this potting mix, so it really needs to be the right ...

Dear Roger: Thanks so much for the advice in your Saturday column. Just a few more questions, please: What is composted bark? Is this different from bark used for mulching the top of a flower bed?

Think of your indoor and outdoor plants a little bit like Goldilocks: They need a just-right potting mix or soil to help them really thrive. And although the words “potting mix” and “potting soil” are ...

Some of my taller flowers last summer grew too tall and flopped over. Can I pinch these back next year to control height without losing flowers? Most types of annual and perennial flowers can be ...