A thriving plant does not begin with glossy leaves or colorful blooms. Real strength starts underground, where roots wrestle with moisture, oxygen, microbes, and gravity every hour of the day. When ...

If you're planting flowers in a hanging basket, you will want to make sure you're doing it right, so take a look at these tips for using the right soil.

While it’s tempting to put off yard work as the weather cools down, this season is actually a great time to focus on mulching. Despite the springtime push from stores that encourage homeowners ...

Piling mulch up on the tree trunk is called volcano mulching and is a bad practice. The mulch creates a moist area that can cause rot and decay of the bark layer of the tree. Courtesy Johnson County ...

Mulch can make your spring beds look polished or permanently half finished. Spread the wrong way, it flattens plants, invites ...

A practical guide to garden mulch: learn organic and inorganic types, benefits for moisture, temperature, and weeds, plus ...

Winter is the best time to prune roses, but in our climate there’s no need for drastic cuts — trimming back one-third to one-half is enough. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Do you have a gardening ...

A simple kitchen leftover can support healthier soil and help your garden thrive, offering a waste-reducing way to nourish plants and soil naturally.

“Mulch” is one of those words that can be a verb or a noun, as in I am going to “mulch” outside or check out my pile of “mulch!” Mulch can be organic-based like straw, bark or compost, or more durable ...