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

Gardeners looking to maintain a healthy yard often avoid landscaping fabric. It is typically not effective at controlling ...

It’s the roof that defines the feeling of shelter — a threshold between exposure and comfort, sky and hearth.

As always, I appreciate your ambition — I really do — and that is why I am leaving you these tasks. Please, for the love of sunshine, put down some landscape fabric and figure out what to do with the ...

Discover the Stair Competition Winners, showcasing creative storytelling designs in the form of architecture's oldest and ...

Creating an environmentally conscious garden doesn’t require a hefty budget or professional expertise. Many of the most ...

Barely-scuffed work boots sit near designer heels that probably attended exactly one wedding before retirement. Running shoes with plenty of miles left in them wait for their next marathon, while flip ...

Thrift World’s operation diverts tons of usable goods from waste streams annually, giving objects second, third, or fourth lives in new homes. In an age of increasing environmental consciousness, this ...

Mulch: it’s the unsung hero of landscaping, the cozy blanket your plants rely on to stay cool in summer, warm in winter, and ...

Columnist Bill Pramuk explains that there is a certain insect pest of coastal live oaks that almost always goes unseen, except for its signs on infested trees.

A much-loved Georgian house with a four-acre, all-organic garden is preparing for its next custodian in rural Hampshire. For ...

Unlike refusing a straw at a restaurant, it’s difficult to cut down on plastic while strapped unconscious to an operating table. Single-use plastic is facing more scrutiny than it ever has, and the ...