A reader's crape myrtle shows how trees fight to survive, even when cut down. Horticulture columnist Ken Spencer offers advice.

Couple Bill Wetmore and Brian Gilbert are co-owners of Avalon Hair and Day Spa in Ocean View. Their home garden is another way they plant roots in Norfolk.

Two birders in Raleigh, alarmed at the famous 3 Billion Birds report — which documented the plummeting bird population in the U.S. and Canada — set out to help. What was needed, they said, was a book on what might be done to reverse the losses before more species became extinct or the continent’s entire bird population crashed beyond recovery.

Gardeners looking to buy and transplant: Horticulture columnist Ken Spencer has words for you. First: Prep that spot before you buy the plants. If you're a procrastinator, you know why.

Here's a list of local plants that birds and insect pollinators (like butterflies) love, from the Norfolk Botanical Garden. The garden is about to start its annual spring plant sale, with pollinator-loving plants and many others. Members can start shopping Friday; everyone else, Saturday. It's online, so don't head to the garden till it's time to pick up your plants.

Unusual amounts of yellowing and leaf dropping can be caused by insect infestation, poor nutrition, inadequate sunlight, poor soil drainage, and under- and over-watering. But probably not this time, writes horticulture columnist Ken Spencer.

Wag! compiled a list of seven plants that are nontoxic and fun for cats to chew and play with, especially if they don't react well to catnip.

Historic Garden Week runs Saturday through April 22, giving visitors a look into some of Virginia’s more unique homes and gardens.