Q: How do you put raspberry bushes "to bed" for the winter? Do you trim them way down? Cover with any mulch?

Understanding the Context

Any ideas would be helpful. - Carla Gustin, West Fargo A: The most important fall activity ... Alaska Dispatch News: You can start poppies and raspberry bushes from seed. Here’s how In Southern gardens, many perennial plants benefit from being planted in part shade.

Key Insights

Learn what partial shade really means and how to site plants accordingly in the garden. Discover beautiful ... Hardy, easy to cultivate, resistant to disease, and quick to yield, berry bushes are perfect for just about any garden environment. Whether you have a large lot in which to plant fruit-bearing hedges, ... A reader who had a fantastic bowl of raspberries last week asked if it was possible to start raspberry plants from seed.

Final Thoughts

Similarly — or I should say the answer is related — when is the best time to ... The Washington Post: How to grow edible perennials, the plants that keep on giving My backyard is a graveyard, littered with the sad reminders of failed edible perennials. There’s a forlorn square along the western fence that was an attempt at a strawberry bed. A few feet away lies ... Amy in Bowie writes: “I recently transplanted all of my perennial herbs from one of my raised beds to a place in the ground near the house, and now have some unexpected garden space: a 4-by-8-foot bed ...