Mulching protects perennials from cold temperatures and helps maintain moisture. But this common mistake could kill your ...

Make your plants healthy and happy (and your life easier) by choosing the best mulch for your landscape. The right mulch will help your plants and trees stay healthy by retaining soil moisture and ...

As you're prepping your garden for its winter slumber (or even introducing new plants for a winter vegetable garden), you ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Cool and crisp fall weather is here. What a slide in temperatures from 82 ...

Leaf mulch is ideal for use in garden beds and around trees and shrubs, while grass clippings may be spread in thin layers across vegetable and perennial beds and then turned into the soil at the end ...

I have a heavy clay soil. What is the best way to improve it so my plants will grow better? The most important thing I have ever learned about gardening is this: The key to improving plant growth with ...

It's the season of falling leaves, and you might be tempted to use your pile as mulch for your garden and around the yard.

If the smell of fresh mulch is in the air, it must be early spring in Greater Columbus. As soon the snow melts and the first warm sunny day appears, gardeners head for their local garden center where ...

Mulching means covering the bare soil with some sort of loose material. Is it necessary for a good garden? Not really, but it does have some merit. It is beneficial to: Suppress weeds from sprouting, ...

Tips for home gardeners, from Arboretum veterans: • First step: "A soil test is all-important" to check nutrient levels and needs, said extension horticulturalist Mary Meyer. • Timing is everything.

As a general rule, shrubs (and perennials) that bloom in late summer and fall should be transplanted in spring, just after ...

Plain shredded paper is a safe and budget-friendly material when used correctly. Apply in thin layers and top with natural mulch to prevent matting. Shredded paper can also be used in your compost bin ...