An innovative program in Petaluma is helping residents get rid of water-hogging landscaping in favor of drought-tolerant ...

The daffodils are showing their color. The forsythia won’t be far behind. And since we won’t be planting tomatoes for quite some time yet, what’s an enterprising gardener to do in the meantime? This ...

Mulch elevates flower beds and keeps your plants' health in check by retaining moisture and adding nutrients. Here are some ...

All gardens, whether they are flower or vegetable, benefit from the use of mulch. Learn more about best practices of mulching your garden beds.

Learn which materials work best, how deep to apply mulch, and common mistakes that can harm your plants and trees.

Mulching is supposed to keep soil moist for longer, but sometimes, it does the opposite. Find out when dry soil warrants a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of several heavily mulched perennial gardens at Maxwell’s house. Maintaining deep layers of mulch cuts weeding by at least 95 ...

As it turns out, our gardening pros agree—you can’t beat mulching when it comes to suppressing weeds naturally.  According to ...

It seems like just about everyone is doing it — mulching. Mulching is an important gardening practice that offers several benefits. The most important is the ability to conserve moisture and keep the ...

The first few weeks of April are ideal for turning lawn or bare space into garden beds. You’ll have the soil ready just in time for prime planting season. One caveat, though. Never dig soil when it’s ...

After 35-plus years of flower gardening, I’ve found that mulch is one of the most valuable materials any gardener can use, not because it does one thing well but because it does several important ...