Although not much is going on in the garden when winter approaches, there are a few tasks that can help protect your garden and get it ready for healthy growth next season. The unexpected time you'll ...

Timing is everything.

A sudden late frost can wipe out weeks of careful gardening in a single cold night, yet the real danger rarely appears above ...

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

Head out into the forest and you'll find every plant surrounded by nature's mulch — fallen leaves and decomposing vegetation. The soil beneath the litter is usually moist and nutrient-rich. We can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Learn when and how you should mulch plants in the fall. Getty Images In all its variations, mulch is a garden's and gardener's ...

As the fall/winter growing season approaches, many gardeners are starting seedlings, pruning roses, prepping fall beds for cool-season veggies and annuals and anticipating luscious, sweet citrus.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A gardener shovels mulch into garden beds around his home. - Georgepeters/Getty Images A good layer of organic mulch can suppress ...

Applying mulch is one of the easiest and best ways to help your trees and other plants, but doing it the wrong way can lead to trouble. “Mulch should be a flat, even layer over the soil,” said Spencer ...

Used correctly, mulch builds and improves your soil like nothing else. But don’t make these common mistakes. By Margaret Roach Mulch provides so many services in the garden, from retaining soil ...

Landscape fabric can help suppress weeds but deteriorates over time. Learn more about using and removing landscape fabric before adding fresh mulch to landscape beds.

Mulch may attract termites, but not for the reasons you think. Find out why mulch attracts termites and how to safely use it ...