Home & Garden

By Jenny Krane | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT #HomeGarden Even though some of our favorites fall into the high-maintenance category, keeping them alive isn't impossible. We've all killed a plant (or two, or three) in our lives. It happens. Even theoretically indestructible houseplants, like snake plant, pothos, and dracaena can bite the dust if neglected too much. But what about tough-to-grow species? Believe it or not, they can be mastered! Many of the more challenging plants to keep alive are native to tropical rainforests, so they tend to struggle in the drier, dimmer conditions found in most homes. You don't need to turn your home…

By Walter Reeves, For the AJC Troy Warren for CNT #HomeGarden Q: I am covered up with English ivy. I have cut vines on the trees but is it safe to spray the ivy on the ground around my pine trees with glyphosate without harming them? Joel Jackson, email A: Glyphosate (Roundup, etc.) has an extremely high ability to bind to soil particles. Once bound, it is broken down by bacteria in the soil before it travels to underground roots. Exposed tree roots can pull in a small amount of chemical, but as long as the spray doesn’t hit too many of the…

By Viveka Neveln | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT #HomeGarden Use these tips to help your perennials, trees, shrubs, and more survive the colder months. Your plants will come back stronger in the spring. As temperatures drop in autumn, it's time to get your garden ready for the winter. It may seem like not much is happening in your yard as the weather cools. However, there's a lot going on in the soil until it freezes. This is especially true for newly planted trees and shrubs, divisions of perennials, and hardy spring bulbs. All of these plants are busily growing roots to anchor themselves in…