When you set out to have a bright, colorful flower bed in your yard, the last thing you want is to to be distracted by bare spots disrupting the flow of otherwise abundant planting, creating an ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Also known as pot ...

An early morning round of frost may not inspire much confidence in getting a few flowers going for the spring and summer garden, but if choosing the right flowers you can get jump on planting and ...

Forlorn flower beds past their prime and overrun with weeds are an all too familiar sight in late summer. Many gardeners think it's too hot to plant anything now and give up, allowing their beds to ...

Q. I'm preparing a 3 1/2 -by-11-foot flower bed. I've added soil. Do I add plants or mulch next? I want low-maintenance plants, and boxwood was recommended for the back of the bed. Are azaleas an ...

Question: I am looking for a few durable, colorful plants to use in my flower beds. What can last through the summer with minimal care? Answer: Maintain the color with two of my go-to plants for ...

The great thing about this aesthetic garden bed weed solution is that it blocks sunlight from reaching the seeds, preventing ...

NewsWorks reader Judy is redoing a sidewalk garden, and she wrote in to ask for some recommendations for hardy plants that would have some endurance and enhance her streetscape. We’ve got some answers ...

A single orange mushroom sprouting in soil - PILOMPON KAEWPILOM/Shutterstock Maintaining flower beds around your home involves year-round work, including proper watering, weed management, and mulching ...

We’re blessed with temperate weather in Southern California, perfect for growing all kinds of vegetables and flowers year-round ... if only we could get a spade into our soil. That’s the rub with ...