Ground covers are generally considered low maintenance, but there are some basic rules you'll want to follow for thriving ...

Cold temperatures alone doesn't necessarily damage roses, but rather the freeze-and-thaw cycles throughout the winter.

Winter gardening can be challenging ... Mulch can consist of straw, leaves, or even compost, but organic black or brown mulch ...

Discover the benefits of using mulch with ground cover plants and get tips for which types to use and the proper application ...

How many of you woke up last Tuesday to a lawn buried in fallen leaves? Monday’s gale blew clouds of leaves across the city.

Adding gravel to the bottom of planters? Despite what you may have heard, this Cowlitz County Master Gardener says such advice is bad for plants.

Fallen leaves make a fine mulch for garden beds and trees and shrubs, but they aren’t the only possibility. “Any kind of organic matter can make a good mulch,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge ...

Leaf blowers remove natural compost and mulch, and artificial lights come on at night, driving away bats and moths. Then ...

Fall and winter precipitation can be unpredictable. Even with cooler weather, garden soil is at its best with consistent ...

Everyone has a POV on the matter, but surprisingly, choosing to mulch or not mulch your leaves isn’t all about the ...

In addition, leaves are organic matter, and most soil in Oklahoma does not ... At our old house, I would end up with 15 to 20 mulched bags of leaves, which fulfilled all of our garden mulch needs.

If there was ever a vegetable gardening power couple, Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrosch would be it. Thirty years ago, I read Eliot Coleman’s classic, “The New Organic Grower” (Chelsea ...