Plant hardiness zones are only a measure of the average extreme minimum temperature, and several other variables are at play when determining whether a plant will be hardy.

You can prune your Christmas cactus plants anytime from the time they finish blooming up until about May. Prune the plants as much as you need to in order to keep them the size you prefer.

January is the start of a new gardening year, but there is often an illusion that it is a very slow month in the garden. The ...