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

One of the easiest members of the onion family to grow, shallots mature faster and require less space than their counterparts ...

By JESSICA DAMIANO There are a lot of leaves outside my window, and I’m guessing your view might be similar. This carpet of ...

When the days get shorter and the air turns crisp, it’s a sure sign that your garden is winding down for the year.

November is usually a time for cleaning out the garden, but it's also the ideal month to introduce this new perennial for ...

It's also a great time to get rid of weeds before they go into hibernation. Applying a fertilizer like Scotts Turf Builder WinterGuard in early fall both feeds the lawn and kills weeds, so you're ...

Eliot Coleman, whose 1989 book inspired generations of gardeners, shared the lessons he has been teaching for the past 50 ...

From time to time, folks make pronouncements about their gardens and nature. Here are some myths that are heard year after ...

Temperature Management Creates Critical Barriers The temperature inside home composting units typically runs only a few ...

What do you do with pound after pound of sheep’s wool that no one’s taking on the market? That’s a real problem a well-known ...

People tend prune plants more or less when they feel like - often without doing any damage - but sometimes it pays to be a ...