If you can't "learn to live with them," Neil Sperry suggests a ground cover that makes mowing around them unnecessary ...

IF you live by the sea, you’d think nothing of dragging back a bucket of bladder wrack from the beach to use as mulch on your ...

To make the flower bed more ecologically diverse, the homeowner removed the overgrown hydrangea, laying compost and mulch to ...

You can’t beat bulbs for maximum charm and minimum effort, and there are some floral superstars that are virtually non-fail ...

These pretty, early spring flowers are the first to pop up in the garden. That’s what makes hellebores, winter heath and ...

Pecan hulls make a lovely mulch in a perennial garden or shrub bed. They lay flat and, at least in my experiences, they ...

This colorful flower is gorgeous and tall enough to act as a privacy barrier for your home or garden. Here are the details on how and when to plant it.

Generally, you'll apply mulch 2 to 3 inches deep, with the exception of grass clippings, which you should keep to a depth of ...

Agapanthus have the sort of relaxed glamour that evokes memories of summer holidays. Discover our best agapanthus varieties ...

We’ll update again in the spring with more info on additional testing. January 2025 Like love itself, flowers are precious and unique. And that is exactly why it’s so tricky to get both right.

Dear Neil: I’m seeing the landscape guys putting mounds of mulch around tree trunks in town. Is that really a good idea? It ...

However, February is a good time to cut back Pee Gee hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata with pointed blooms) and the smooth or ...