Question: In various articles you have described plants as long-day, short-day and day-neutral. Was that a reference to the number of hours of sunlight? How do plants respond to changes in day length?

It's that time of year again when the days are becoming shorter. Daylight Saving Time ended on Sunday and for many of us, that means dark commutes home and cold, long nights. For plants, it means less ...

In various articles you have described plants as long-day, short-day and day-neutral. Was that a reference to the number of hours of sunlight? How do plants respond to changes in day length? Day ...

Now is a good time for us to consider how light changes in our gardens in winter. The light an area of your landscape receives can vary tremendously from season to season. The amount of light a plant ...

My spirits lift as spring draws near and the days grow longer — and that’s not just because I know a return to the garden is imminent. Like almost 40 percent of the U.S. population, I experience a ...