Learn which materials work best, how deep to apply mulch, and common mistakes that can harm your plants and trees.

Mulch is essential for garden beds to retain moisture, suppress weeds and moderate soil temperature. But using the wrong type ...

Perennial sections can be dug up from landscape beds to use in flower pots, with or without annuals, to save on plant-buying ...

Eastern cottonwood trees are releasing their fluffy seeds into the air in Michigan. It won't last long.

5 things to do in the garden this week: Fruit. A year and a half ago I planted several 5-gallon fruit trees, including avocado and stone fruit selections, that are now eight feet tall. I have done ...

Hydrangeas can swell into showstoppers with one quiet June job but overlook it and these explosive blousy blooms will sulk ...

The pretty flowers are now in their active growth period, so it's important to make sure they're given the best opportunity ...

One morning, you walk out to check on your beans, and the leaves look like green lace with ragged holes, bare stems, whole ...

Avoid using grass clips in garden beds that have been treated with herbicides. Residue could migrate out and potentially stunt or kill desired plants. As for that concern over grass clips causing a ...

As a child, I remember my father spending hours raking leaves and filling up trash bags to set by the curb for the weekly garbage collection. What he didn’t realize, however, was the value these ...