The gardening literature includes a wide range of instructions for implementing this process, which is also referred to as ...

DEAR GARDEN COACH: Oxalis and thistles have taken over my yard. Please tell me how to eradicate them for good. The overabundance of them is overwhelming me. DEAR TINA: Oxalis is certainly one of the ...

Horticulturist Daniel Cunningham plants a Vitex (Texas lilac) after creating a new flower bed by using sheet mulching at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at Dallas. Tom Fox / Staff Photographer ...

Experts offer step-by-step instructions for annihilating weeds and identify a stunning and fragrant spring azalea to add to your garden. EDNA ASKS: Last year I saw a stunning ornamental grass that ...

Spring is a busy time for nature. By the time summer rolls around, a garden can get so exuberant that it’s hard to keep it under control. Perhaps you have a big lawn that you would like to shrink or a ...

In my recent column about lawn care, I stated that many gardeners are trading in expanses of lawn for garden beds. Creating more space for flowers, edibles and native plants is an admirable goal, but ...

Sheet mulching with cardboard is the secret to fewer weeds and fuss-free plant-bed prep. Don’t ditch those cardboard boxes; instead, put them to use in your garden, smothering out weeds, creating ...

Beth Chisholm, program coordinator for the Washington State University Whatcom County Extension Master Gardeners Program, advises gardeners to weed by hand, use sheet mulch or drip irrigation to avoid ...

It’s that time of year, when you have potted up all of your annuals and given your perennial bed a clean sweep of old leaves. Now, you can sit back and watch as dreaded weeds take over your garden.

Hurricane Hermine left us with lots of yard trash. But it’s not all bad. This presents a good opportunity to obtain lots of relatively clean and chemical free mulch for your yard and garden. Wood ...

DEAR GARDEN COACH: Oxalis and thistles have taken over my yard. Please tell me how to eradicate them for good. The overabundance of them is overwhelming me. Tina Morrill, San Jose DEAR TINA: Oxalis is ...

A big part of gardening is finding solutions to plant-related challenges. I found myself in that position, faced with a hillside yard that was too steep to safely mow, and too large to easily dig up ...