Reduce mowing hassles with these simple strategies for streamlining your landscape.

When you’re looking for a mulch at your garden centre, the key is read the bag, look for an origin and, if you can, buy local.” There are different mulches which are suitable for a variety of jobs.

Once the needles have fallen, their acidity is so low that it has almost no effect on soil, making them a great mulch. Plus, pine needles are free and, according to Josh, work well for "helping your ...

Dogwood trees have a shallow root system that benefits from mulch to help retain moisture and keep soil temperatures even. Learn how and the proper time to mulch a dogwood tree.

My azaleas are dying, one after the other. This has been going on for the past year. Is this a disease? Is there anything I ...

Volunteers at Apopka Birding Park spent a cloudy, damp morning spreading mulch, staking gopher tortoise burrows and clearing ...

South Carolina’s spring like weather may have you in a gardening mood. Here's some tips, what to plant and more for 2026.

Mulching is a key garden task, but many gardeners miss the mark. Learn what mulch is, how to apply it, and what to avoid.

Get Neil Sperry's tips to save azaleas, prune a potted Meyer lemon, pick better fertilizer and steer clear of invasive pears.

Wondering if it’s too early to put out pine straw this spring in the South? Discover expert tips on timing, layering, and protecting plants for a beautiful and low-maintenance garden ...

The US Forest Service is proposing a massive project in a national forest in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that would log land roughly the size of Detroit, expand gravel mining and build roads. The ...

When you're preparing your garden beds for spring, fertilizing should always come before mulching. We explain when and how to fertilize and mulch in spring.