Don’t be a pain in the ash. A crew of gardeners banding together to beautify a formerly fallow scenic site are now pleading ...

And how much wood ash can I put on the garden? Wood ashes can benefit the soil in vegetable gardens and flower beds; however, they can also do harm that will last for years if improperly applied.

“Despite numerous requests not to spread human ashes across our flower beds, we arrived today (Tuesday, February 4) to find a large area covered in them,” the statement read. “Two things ...