Tackle grass growth with these safe, natural approaches.

Your lush green grass may be the envy of all your neighbors, but not if it's spilling over into your flower beds. If grass is creeping between the shrubs in your flower beds or among your flowers, it ...

Compost is a mixture of partially decomposed plant material and other organic wastes used in gardens to improve soil structure and provide nutrients. Good garden soil is loose and has a high ...

Is it OK to use fresh wood chips in my perennial flower beds? In general, fresh wood chips are fine to use on the surface of a perennial bed, as a top dressing. It is not good to mix fresh chips into ...

Your kitchen scraps can help nourish the soil in your garden. Learn 3 methods of composting and how to use kitchen scraps to ...

Question: I plan to make a soil mixture for a raised bed with peat, perlite, vermiculite and manure. How much of each should I use? Answer: Many blends of the ingredients you suggest are used in ...