No matter what you're growing, leaving the soil in your garden bed exposed is rarely beneficial. Mulch your beds for thriving plants, especially in a drought.

Do ground-up trees make a good mulch? Here’s a recycling avenue for today’s Earth Day that you might not know about – using ground-up, locally felled trees as landscape mulch. If you purchase a ...

I love watching the snow melt off the lawn. Not only does it give me hope for the gardening I know is so close at hand, it is always a surprise to see to what appears as the snow disappears. Last year ...

As you know, I love to garden, but I don't like to do work needlessly. If I can find a gardening technique that saves me time, effort and money -- well, I'm there. And you can't find a better example ...

Do You Need to Mulch Every Year? No, you don’t have to mulch every year, but doing so can benefit your garden. Choosing to mulch isn’t a one-size-fits-all task and depends upon several factors. "It ...

When weeds do appear, remove them before they flower. Deep-rooted weeds can be pulled using a stick weeder or pointed, narrow trowel (take care to avoid cutting drip lines). Very young weeds can be ...

Q. What is your opinion of using grass clippings for mulch in the garden? I have access to abundant amounts, but hear conflicting opinions about whether this is a good practice. — G. Lowe, Hampton A.

Lush, healthy grass is beautiful when it grows where you planted it, but its appearance is less exciting when it pops up uninvited in various places throughout your garden. Beyond aesthetics, grass ...