These are plants to buy in February to avoid missing out, as popular varieties of dahlias, potatoes, sweet peas, snowdrops, ...

One of the best ways to bag yourself new plants without buying them? Work out which hardwood cuttings to take in January. Taking cuttings is light work for the number of free plants you can grow from ...

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A self-taught code-breaker says he has identified a single suspect that he believes was behind two of the country’s most infamous unsolved crimes. Alex Baber, who runs a firm called Cold Case ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. When police questioned Marvin Margolis following the murder of Elizabeth Short — who became known as the Black ...

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Hummingbirds' long, needle-like beaks and thread-thin tongues are perfect for dipping into tubular flowers. Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) fits the bill for ideal hummingbird feeding. This fast-growing ...

Winter gardening typically involves keeping your yard tidy and pruning any dormant plants. However, these colder months are actually an ideal time to propagate certain shrubs and trees. Instead of ...

As nights cool and leaves blacken, the couple moves quickly to save their collection. Unlike hardy bulbs such as daffodils or tulips that can remain in the ground, tender bulbs and tubers cannot ...

DENVER — Even if frost has blackened the leaves of your cannas, dahlias and other summer bulbs, it's still possible to save them. Because these bulbs aren't winter hardy, they must be stored inside ...

Dahlias are not winter-hardy in our climate so they must be lifted for repeated use. The success of this process involves careful digging, curing, and storage to prevent the fleshy tubers from ...