As the air cools and leaves start to tumble, gardeners everywhere begin their fall rituals—raking, pruning, and tucking their ...

Mulching protects perennials from cold temperatures and helps maintain moisture. But this common mistake could kill your ...

Thousands of volunteers are expected to donate their time to clean up and improve 95 Austin parks on November 1st as part of ...

As you're prepping your garden for its winter slumber (or even introducing new plants for a winter vegetable garden), you ...

The problem is that a tree needs oxygen, and mulch or sand can stop the natural exchange of gases and water through the trunk ...

Florimulch or Enviromulch or a high quality dyed mulch are my top choices for mulching your gardens. They are an easy way to ...

I realize March ended at midnight on Friday but since so many of us are still firmly entranced by both the men’s and women’s college basketball March Madness, you'll forgive me for helping myself to a ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota is in the thick of fall and the leaf piles are growing. Busy outside his home for the second day in a row, Mark Hawkinson at least has a plan for all the leaves that keep ...

This is also known as sheet mulching, or even the lasagna method because of the layers it involves. In her video, Amy lays ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2022. We are republishing it ahead of spring landscaping season. Most of us know that smell: fresh mulch. Similar to the scent of freshly cut ...

Somehow, astonishingly, it’s November. My Jack-o’-lanterns are shriveling, the holidays are speeding toward us and this month’s edition of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter is jam-packed with garden ...