It might be winter, but planting season will be here before we know it. For those needing help selecting a new tree, shrub, ...

Planting in raised beds is popular because the container is basically a large box supported by four legs or sits on the ...

A single straw harvest removes between five and 60 pounds of nitrogen per acre and between 0.5 and five pounds of phosphorus ...

If your flower beds need a little something extra to fill them in, check out these ground covers that can make great ...

Pecan hulls make a lovely mulch in a perennial garden or shrub bed. They lay flat and, at least in my experiences, they ...

This colorful flower is gorgeous and tall enough to act as a privacy barrier for your home or garden. Here are the details on how and when to plant it.

Adding mulch to your flower beds helps the soil retain moisture for longer, which means you do not have to water the plants as often. It also helps suppress weeds as it smothers them when they ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were removed from a pile of mulch in his Sydney backyard. David Stein ...

Opening “Black Flora,” a new title from Timber Press, is like unboxing a bouquet of flowers. Quite different from what I expected. When I was invited to review the book, I imagined that it was ...