Here are some ideas for preparing your raised beds for winter. Take apart containers, put watering cans and décor items away, and drain your hose, pulling weeds and spent plants, applying winter mulch ...

Covering garden beds with cardboard kills off weeds and other unwanted plants. Like kids and shirts, gardens need to be tucked in. Tucking your garden in, aka overwintering, is the process of ...

When fall arrives, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the garden chores piling up. If you’re hoping to keep your spring garden healthy without spending your weekends knee-deep in dirt, you’re not ...

There are many different types of mulch available to homeowners, and each has its best use cases. For example, some mulches are designed for aesthetics alone, while others can actually help plants ...

Cleaning up leaves and other yard debris will help reduce the risk of fungal infections, keep things pretty and provide a clean slate for the next season. Consider covering tender perennials and ...

It's been a wonderful stretch of Indian summer and easy to be lulled into postponing garden chores. Get off your butt-inski (if you have to ask, yes, we all have one) and head outdoors. Walk around a ...

There’s something satisfying about getting your hands dirty in the garden, especially when you know it will pay off next spring. If you’ve ever looked out at your garden beds after summer and wondered ...

As temperatures become favorable for annuals and perennials to be planted in beds, the soil is also right for weed seeds to germinate. Take heart; you do have some options. If you are just beginning a ...

A few Monarchs are still drifting by, I am starting to see fall migrant birds, the leaves on my Mexican Buckeye are starting to turn and the okra is definitely hoping for warmer temperatures. Fall is ...

CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. — After a long winter, whether you have gravel or mulch, your flower beds are most likely loaded with leaves, dead plants and debris. It is important to clean your flower beds and ...