Mulch helps suppress weeds, keeps soil moist, and helps regulate soil temperatures. Adding a second layer of mulch after the ...

Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series on container gardening. While we wait for the weather to warm up and gardening season to arrive, let’s explore more about container gardening. In ...

A s the temperatures drop in October, in many climates, it is time to start thinking about protecting your more tender plants ...

It is important to properly water, prune, and protect your salvias in winter, otherwise you risk these plants not surviving ...

Wind-driven air and too little precipitation are common wintertime side effects that can damage drought-sensitive trees, lawns and shrubs. You can help remedy that by watering while temperatures are ...

Question: Does putting mulch around my garden plants help them or prevent the soil from warming up or getting moisture from rainfall or irrigation? How do I know how much to mulch? I use compost and ...

October brings cooler temps and more invitations to the great outdoors. Landscape pointers for this month include: ...

Summer may not actually be the best time to grow a thriving herb garden. Here's what you need to know about growing herbs in ...

Hard to believe, but fall is just around the corner. What's up in your garden? Got question? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University's Extension ...

With a pretty dry growing season so far, there is a trick we can pull out of our hats that will have our plants cheering. Nature offers many gardening lessons: Mulching is one we should heed seriously ...

Q: You have converted me to the doctrine of using wood chip mulch. Is there any reason why I couldn’t use wood chips in my strawberry bed? My wife used to put strawberries in pots, and they never did ...