Adding mulch to your garden is invaluable for controlling weeds and keeping the soil moist. While bark chips are probably ...

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As your flower beds go dormant and your lawn loses its vigor in the cool weather, there's a key landscaping task you should ...

You're probably aware that fallen leaves make good mulch, but they can also aid the garden and the flower beds if you make ...

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Before winter closes in, do one last thing for all the trees, shrubs and other plants in your garden: Make sure they have a ...

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Should you use shredded paper as garden mulch? It might sound like a quirky, even questionable idea at first—but don’t toss ...

To use leaves as fertilizer, you can keep it as simple as mowing over them and leaving them in the yard or go through the ...

When the first big pile of leaves gathers on your raised or in-ground garden beds, a common instinct is to rake them up so ...

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Before you put away the spade and lock up the shed for the next few months, here are 10 things to do in the garden before ...