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

Prepare your garden for winter! Learn how a layer of mulch after the first frost insulates plants, protects soil, and ...

Mulching is always important as part of any fall gardening checklist, especially if you have newly-planted trees or shrubs.

In many zones, it's necessary to protect late-season or overwintering plants from frost. Any of these 7 DIYs could work for ...

THIS week the Met Office predicted plummeting temperatures and ‘unsettled’ weather conditions – with the threat of -1C in the ...

Mums are often subjected to damaging frost. Learn what you should do to protect them and keep them blooming through ...

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The condition of your soil affects how it will retain moisture after a rainstorm or irrigation. Learn why your soil still ...

Following a dry summer, gardeners will be even keener than usual to lavish composts, manures and other bulky organic matter on their garden to feed soil and plants and to boost moisture-holding ...

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 ...

When weeds do appear, remove them before they flower. Deep-rooted weeds can be pulled using a stick weeder or pointed, narrow ...