Mulch is a good friend to gardens. It helps soil hold moisture, keeps plant roots cool on hot days, and discourages weeds from sprouting. Many types of mulch add beneficial substances to the earth as ...

Here are some ideas for preparing your raised beds for winter. Take apart containers, put watering cans and décor items away, and drain your hose, pulling weeds and spent plants, applying winter mulch ...

Winter is the perfect time to prepare raised garden beds for spring planting. Learn what to do in winter to have richer soil and fewer pests in raised garden beds.

Raised gardens are typically filled with a rich, raised bed soil mix made of sand, compost, and topsoil. However, to get even better results from raised bed gardening, you can add other materials to ...

“Rock Mulch” would be a great name for a band, but does it make sense in a flowerbed? Mike McGrath will review the reality of trying to prevent weeds with river rock. Plus your fabulous phone calls.

It's no wonder that gardening has grown into one of America's favorite leisure activities. A garden is a great place to relax, re-energize and reflect. But if you use a wheelchair or struggle with a ...

Winter covers protect raised beds and help replenish soil cost-effectively. Insulating covers shield beds from harsh winds, snow, and freezing temperatures. Use materials like straw, burlap, or old ...

Fruit trees can thrive anywhere, even in containers, so long as the drainage is good, they're not planted too deep, and receive proper nutrition. (Sharon Mollerus) We're well into winter, but ...

A raised-bed garden can provide the ultimate solution if your backyard has poor drainage and bad soil that is either low in nutrients or is compacted. It can be built a foot or two off the ground, can ...

Want to elevate your garden to a higher level? Adding raised beds might be the answer. The structures, which can be inches to feet off the ground, allow gardeners to grow healthier plants faster, are ...