Fallen leaves make a fine mulch for garden beds and trees and shrubs, but they aren’t the only possibility. “Any kind of organic matter can make a good mulch,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge ...

"If you’re going for elegant and classy, flower beds dressed with dark mulch and contained with a black edging will create a different overall effect across the garden than mulch edged with ...

Not every boxwood cultivar will be able to withstand a Nebraska winter, but choosing wisely and picking the right spot in the ...

Fall in the Florida garden can sometimes feel and look like spring. We had a week of cool weather earlier in the fall, but ...

With this weird, long warm fall, it’s easy to put off putting your garden to bed for the winter. But weather can change very ...

Leaf mold is a dark, crumbly material that results ... layer of shredded leaves around plants, trees, and in garden beds.

So it’s now dark at 5pm - long gone are the warm evenings of July and August when I would be in the allotment, greenhouse and ...

It's never too early to prepare your garden for next spring. Here, a gardening expert explains how best to clear out autumn ...

Slugs can wreak havoc on your garden. To help keep them out, avoid making these gardening mistakes that could be attracting ...

Tom MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including care of broccoli, pindo palms, tibouchina, California poppies, ...

Garlic for planting can be purchased from local garden stores and online retailers ... remove it from the packaging and store the bulbs in a cool, dark place in a netted bag or paper sack ...