Key Takeaways Keep yards tidy—overgrowth, dead plants, and weedy driveways are neighborhood no-nos.Skip plastic plants and rubber mulch—they age poorly and can be unsightly or even harmful.Hide ...

Grass can crowd out your flowers, reducing their airflow and increasing their risk for disease. To remove grass from your ...

This week's gardening column also answers a question about mysteriously wilting squash vines and another wondering about ...

Strawberries are a summertime favorite, but growing them efficiently and sustainably can be tricky. At Tenth Street Orchard, ...

Plus, the Pacific gum plant is a coastal, ground-hugging perennial that displays a blanket of daisies this time of year.

You're ready to do battle with weeds, but what's the best approach? Biodegradable mulch or landscaping fabric? Well, it depends on your unique garden situation.

Its use is often a bad idea for your garden because it can harm the soil’s fertility and usually doesn’t prevent weeds, ...

To be fair, landscape fabric has its place. Unfortunately, it’s widely misused in most home landscape applications, where it ...

But tho’ an old man, I am but a young gardener” - Thomas Jefferson Gardening is rewarding but it is also tough work and gets ...

Landscape fabric may sound like a neat, tidy and easy solution to all your weeding woes, but, as often is the case, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we find out how abandoned fishing gear in the oceans is getting turned into ...

By mulching around the base of astilbe in the landscape, the soil stays cooler and retains more moisture with less ...