Water potted plants daily at the base—twice if temps hit 90°F—since potting mix dries out fast. Use drip irrigation or watering globes to keep soil moist when you're away or busy. Add mulch and ...

Peter Richards plants vegetables in sheet mulch, and Joellen Dimond plants a container herb garden. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, local gardener Peter Richards shows how to ...

One of the best ways to control weeds in the home garden is by mulching — covering the soil surface around plants so that no bare soil shows. The major benefits of mulching are 1) It greatly reduces ...

Creating mixed containers with blooming plants and interesting foliage is one of my favorite gardening activities. If your outdoor space is limited, or if you live in a condo with only a patio or ...

Adding mulch to your garden will keep back weeds and keep soil cooler even on the hottest days. But does mulch help plants grow better? Amelia Argyropoulos of Lancaster looked into that question. She ...

Small-space gardening has been a blessing during the pandemic. A few pots on apartment balconies, decks, rooftops and stairwells brought beauty to our lives — and maybe even some delicious fruit, ...

Mulching in the fall benefits most plants in your garden, but it is especially critical for some plants more than others. Mulching insulates the soil, suppresses weeds, and adds nutrients to the soil, ...

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 ...

How pots filled with annuals, grasses, herbs and more can transform any outdoor space King Louis XIV famously grew orange trees in the wooden boxes known as Versailles planters, but you don’t have to ...

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 ...