Yes, mulch is decorative, but it also adds nutrients and organic matter to soil, conserves moisture and provides insulation. (Kenny Mathews) As you know, I love to garden, but I don't like to work ...

Landscape fabric and weed barriers are unattractive in landscape beds and are generally covered with an organic mulch (pine bark, pine straw, etc.). Over time, this layer of organic matter will decay, ...

Layer these materials on the bottom of your raised beds to reduce weeds and other garden problems. Raised gardens are typically filled with a rich, raised bed soil mix made of sand, compost, and ...

For many gardeners, hauling a bucket of weeds to the compost pile or planting a row of vegetable starts is easy. But for those who are mobility-challenged, such tasks can become painful or impossible, ...

Whether in a large area like a driveway or a small spot like around garden beds, gravel can add an interesting texture and color to any landscape. It offers other benefits, too, including its ...

In Louisiana, effective weed control requires mulching, barriers, herbicides and a lot of year round labor. If you neglect your garden for too long, it may come to resemble this 2011 photograph of an ...

It’s great that many people are replacing lawns with low-water landscaping. But along with trees not getting adequate water, one concern is the widespread use of weed-barrier cloth, including at the ...