When winter hits, some plants can be pulled indoors, some are just fine going dormant. But lavender needs a little extra ...

Straw is the dried stems left after wheat or oats (or other grains) have been harvested. Once the grain is removed, the dried stalks are bundled into bales. Ideally there will be very few seeds or ...

There's one simple but essential gardening task to do in January, according to Monty Don. I followed his expert advice and ...

With so many choices available at garden centers, how do you choose the best mulch material for your vegetable garden? Wood chips or pine bark? Or perhaps a synthetic material that will help trap ...

Mulching is the best natural method to prevent weeds from growing. It blocks sunlight and retains moisture, stopping weeds early. Choose mulch based on garden goals—looks, soil health, or both. When ...

The first few weeks of April are ideal for turning lawn or bare space into garden beds. You’ll have the soil ready just in time for prime planting season. One caveat, though. Never dig soil when it’s ...

Do you utilize mulch in the garden? If you do, that’s great! If you don’t, you should consider adding mulch to the garden, as there are many benefits. Benefits of mulch include preserving moisture, ...

Get outside and check on how your garden beds are doing this winter. Eye-balling the garden will help you determine if you ...

A master gardener of 20 years says that this big mistake will deprive your plants of a truly healthy garden with soil that's ...

Mulch is so basic to gardening that it’s become a verb. To mulch. It can even be conjugated. I mulch, he mulches, nous mulchons. In fact, mulch is a noun derived from some kind of old German or Middle ...