Mulch helps suppress weeds, keeps soil moist, and helps regulate soil temperatures. Adding a second layer of mulch after the first frost in the fall will offer plants additional winter protection.

Head out into the forest and you'll find every plant surrounded by nature's mulch — fallen leaves and decomposing vegetation. The soil beneath the litter is usually moist and nutrient-rich. We can ...

During the fall, leaves accumulate on lawns. Instead of raking them this year, here's how they can be used to improve yards ...

Fed up with frequent fall raking? Learn from the pros when to rake leaves from garden beds and when you can let them lie to ...

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.

We should be displaying our garden produce the way hunters display deer heads. Pulling a humongous carrot from your own ...

If you've ever watched farmers prepare their fields before winter hits, you know it's a lot of work. Get your own garden ...

Every autumn, the same debate rustles across suburbia: rake it all, or leave some? We’ve all had that moment when the garden ...

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

Smaller landscape shrubs are prone to damage from deer, rabbits and voles (field mice) feeding over winter. The best defense ...

It may feel counterproductive to make plans for planting things when other flora around you is shedding leaves, but November ...

Your home stops at the back door, but your life doesn’t. A tiny balcony can feel like a forgotten corridor of air and traffic ...