If you’re looking for a free alternative to bark mulch or are tired of bagging leaves, consider a method used by professional horticulturalists and gardening experts – mulched leaves. Some experts who ...

CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. — After a long winter, whether you have gravel or mulch, your flower beds are most likely loaded with leaves, dead plants and debris. It is important to clean your flower beds and ...

Winter mulch safeguards delicate plants from cold damage and enhances plant health by improving soil structure, boosting watering retention, and suppressing weeds. However, mulch needs to be applied ...

Leaving fall leaves on flower beds is eco-friendly and saves work, but this laidback approach can have negative consequences ...

Mow light layers of leaves into the lawn. For heavier leaf layers that threaten to mat down the lawn or evergreen ...

Henry Homeyer says it is important to clean up the vegetable garden now in order to avoid overwintering diseases.

Q: I have a large stand of daisies that got powdery mildew on their leaves this year. They're next to a patch of phlox that are completely covered with it. Can you tell me, is it better to clean off ...

We’re well into fall, but there are plenty of things still to do – or just dream about in the garden. You may have some questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer ...

Q: How many times per year should one redo the mulch in flower beds, and what time of year is best? — M.P., Houston A: Maintaining a 2- to 3-inch blanket of organic mulch year-round is a good idea.