Winter mulching helps regulate soil temperature and protect plant roots — but it's only beneficial to certain types of plants ...

Food, water, and shelter are hard to find in winter, and mulch may be providing pests will all three. A thin layer of dry, ...

While a fall application of mulch can be beneficial to plants, we have seen a growing trend of piling mulch much deeper than ...

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

Azaleas are a perennial that can be left outdoors during the winter in certain hardiness zones, but there's one thing you ...

Gardening season may be slowing down, but your perennial beds are still whispering for attention—specifically, for a generous ...

To get a 5% solution using a 40% distilled spirit (gin, vodka, whiskey, rum, tequila — do not use beer or wine), you add one ...

Think your plants have been affected by frost damage? From mulching to pruning, we asked garden experts for their top tips on ...

The right time to prune lilacs is after flowering. You can prune the shrubs in the fall to renovate older, overgrown lilacs. However, you will get no blooms next year. If you do wish to control an ...

It can be tempting to tidy up your garden as soon as plants start to fade, but cutting perennials back too soon can do more ...

Picking rocks out of Missouri dirt may be a never-ending endeavor, but what about gardening in clay soil? This week's column ...

Consider planting 'Pumpkin Spice' Heucherella in your garden for its colorful evergreen foliage and blooms that attract ...