Talk to any professional gardener at this time of year about what we should be doing in our yards, and they will all tell you the same thing: mulching garden beds. Mulching is vital fall prep to ...

Known as sheet mulching, the practice limits weed growth by blocking sunlight while gradually enriching soil as materials ...

You can almost hear it: the crunch of crisping lawns all over L.A., thanks to the ongoing drought and recent restrictions on outdoor watering. It’s no surprise, then, that many Angelenos are thinking ...

Gardeners love a good hack, and few things feel as satisfying as discovering that something sitting in your recycling bin might just revolutionize your backyard. Cardboard mulch has become one of ...

Most of us end up with a lot of empty cardboard boxes around the house these days. With e-commerce sales expected to eclipse $7 trillion this year, there’s more cardboard arriving on our doorsteps ...

Switching up your yard usually means ripping up the grass, tilling, and fertilizing the soil to prep for new vegetation, but why not just cover it up? Sheet mulching uses a simple form of composting ...

Don’t ditch those cardboard boxes; instead, put them to use in your garden, smothering out weeds, creating perfectly prepared soil, and composting in the process. “Using cardboard is a sustainable ...

A "no dig" approach to gardening has recently gone viral. We asked gardening experts about the TikTok cardboard gardening ...

A pile of cardboard might look like recycling, but in the garden it becomes a quiet powerhouse. Gardeners constantly battle weeds, stubborn soil, and endless chores, yet one humble material tackles ...

Best for: Flower beds and vegetable gardens. Cardboard Photo: istockphoto.com Cardboard is another great mulch option to deter weeds, since it blocks the sun; this makes it a good mulch for preparing ...