Home & garden, state by state
A rundown of which flowers survive Rhode Island’s cold winters and humid summers, including native perennials, reliable border plants, and species better left to warmer states.
Deep, infrequent watering beats a daily sprinkle every time. Water early, at the base of the plant, only when the soil is actually dry a couple of inches…
Quebec’s average frost dates, why they’re not safe planting deadlines, and how to time cool- and warm-season crops around them.
Growing onions in Quebec starts with one number: at 45.47°N (the latitude of Montreal), the longest day of the year delivers 15 hours and 29 minutes of…
Zone 5b winters and a frost-free season bounded by early May and early October decide which flowers survive Quebec gardens.
A practical rundown of Prince Edward Island’s frost dates, cool- and warm-season sowing windows, and fall planting timing near Charlottetown.
Prince Edward Island sits at 46.29°N, and that single number decides which onion varieties will ever form a bulb here.
A look at which perennials and annuals handle Prince Edward Island’s cold winters and cool summers, and which tender or heat-loving flowers fail.
Spring bulbs go into Prince Edward Island soil during a narrow window each fall, and once winter settles in, the Island’s cold does most of the remaining…
Pennsylvania gardens don’t run on a single watering schedule. The reference station in Philadelphia logs 24.0 days a year at 90F or hotter, and the state…