Shrubs and trees are best planted in autumn and winter, giving them time to put down roots so they’re ready to cope with ...

My garden soil requires a jackhammer when digging a new hole for plants. With some back issues and a bad knee, container ...

I love the autumn season, and no decorative plant sets the tone for fall like chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum x morifolium), ...

Mulching your beds with organic material is key for healthy soil and happy crops and it can be done throughout the year ...

But mulch carefully: In other parts of the garden, too much heat can be a bad thing. Piling wood chips around the base of ...

We tried the Billy Goat Lawn & Litter Vacuum, and we're confident we'll have the most pristine lawn all season long.

If it’s a larger tree and is planted in a place where it might be exposed to strong winds, it’s a good idea to stake the tree. Typically, we use two to three stakes driven into the ground a couple of ...

Advantages of the mineral mulches (stone, pea gravel, etc.) over the organic materials (bark, pine straw, etc.) include their ...

While sage grown as an annual usually won't turn woody, sages are semi-woody shrubs and will start to thicken and get woody ...

Tulip bulbs need well-drained soil and should be planted seven to eight inches deep. If you have clay soil, add handful of ...

One of the things I’ve long been curious about is how much food Alaskans grow, hunt, fish and gather and why they do it. This ...

But if there’s only one thing you do, make sure to collect and shred fallen leaves to use as nutritious mulch for your garden ...