Mulch in the garden is good, but seldom do we think of mulch as a decorative part of the garden, and rarely do we mulch pots with much more than a layer of compost. However, if you choose an ...

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Perennials: Select a few new container grown perennials to see how you like them in your garden. All will require regular watering for the first season. After this, drought tolerant varieties should ...

There is so much to love about container gardening; whether you’re nurturing a vegetable container garden or simply adding some flowers to a patio or terrace, they can be a stunning addition to your ...

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 ...

URBANA — Every garden needs water, but with a container garden’s limited soil volume, proper watering is crucial for plants to stay productive. “Proper drainage is just as important as the amount of ...

If you've procrastinated, now's the time to make sure the frozen ground is mulched with evergreen branches or other similar material so that your perennials and recently planted shrubs won't heave ...

Let’s be brief: Mulch works. Mulch keeps moisture in, reduces erosion and keeps weeds out, or at least makes them easier to pull. And mulch gives the garden a finished, pleasing look, sort of like the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Fall container planting can be a fun and creative time for gardeners. It allows us to not only reuse what we already have, but also incorporate new plants and materials, which ...

Head out into the forest and you'll find every plant surrounded by nature's mulch — fallen leaves and decomposing vegetation. The soil beneath the litter is usually moist and nutrient-rich. We can ...

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 ...