Following a successful trial funded by the USDA, I was inspired to try a cardboard mulch. Here’s what I discovered so you can ...

Human composting is already operating in parts of the US, where Earth Funeral uses specially designed vessels to turn human remains into soil that families can use for living memorials. Picture: Getty ...

A friend from church, who loves his roses and has fond memories of his family’s rose garden, was disappointed with how they grew this year and asked me for advice. A few years ago, following my hip ...

Raised beds have other benefits, too, and people sometimes opt for them even if in-ground gardening is possible in their yard ...

Learn how to prepare your garden for spring with soil testing, cover crops, mulch and other fall garden tasks.

Reuse fallen leaves, sunflower stalks, cardboard and other everyday materials to mulch, suppress weeds and support garden ...

The right choice depends on your long-term gardening goals.

Prepping garden beds in late fall can help keep pests, weeds, and diseases from away when its time to plant in the spring.

Learn when to apply fertilizer and mulch to your garden plants, which of these important tasks to do first, and when you ...

Your kitchen scraps could be the secret to turning all those fallen leaves into rich garden compost, but there’s a catch.

Looking to say adios to your lawn by sheet mulching or to add a protective layer to your flower beds? Good news, you don’t ...