A variety of pink, white, and red azaleas in full bloom - Sanne Dost/Shutterstock Who doesn't love a healthy and thriving azalea in full bloom? When covered with a sea of colorful flowers, azaleas are ...

I love discovering new, useful things for the garden. My most recent find is pine straw mulch. For years, I’ve used white pine needles (Pinus strobus) to bed down my strawberry patch for the winter.

I have access to a large quantity of pine needles and some pinecones. Can I use these for mulch in my flowerbeds? Pine needles do make good mulch in certain situations, but they are also acidic so ...

Gardening is something I enjoy doing and I spend at least half of each day in my garden. It gets me outside, in the fresh air, and exercising. However, pulling weeds is my least favorite garden chore.

Mulching is one of the most basic and essential tasks of gardening. Most of us mulch because it helps reduce the amount of time we spend pulling weeds. Mulch provides many other benefits, however. It ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Want to suppress weeds, conserve moisture, and enrich your soil over time? The first step is choosing the best type of mulch for your garden.

Have you ever wondered why some gardens bounce back so quickly after winter while others struggle? The secret often comes ...

Two garden terms you might often see mentioned in these columns are “compost” (decaying organic matter) to enrich our sandy soil and “mulch” (material spread around plants to reduce evaporation, ...

This summer’s extended period of extreme heat and drought has wreaked havoc on all plants great and small. One gardening practice that can make a considerable difference in combating extreme ...