Talk to any professional gardener at this time of year about what we should be doing in our yards, and they will all tell you the same thing: mulching garden beds. Mulching is vital fall prep to ...

Don’t ditch those cardboard boxes; instead, put them to use in your garden, smothering out weeds, creating perfectly prepared soil, and composting in the process. “Using cardboard is a sustainable ...

But sheet mulching does even more than that. Beneath the layers of compost materials, sheet mulches typically include a layer of cardboard to keep grass and weeds from growing through – a great way to ...

Lasagna mulching is kind of a miracle, the closest thing to an easy fix for lousy garden soil, suppressing weeds and rebuilding our disappearing topsoil. Added bonus: The vital starting ingredient — ...

Switching up your yard usually means ripping up the grass, tilling, and fertilizing the soil to prep for new vegetation, but why not just cover it up? Sheet mulching uses a simple form of composting ...

A big part of gardening is finding solutions to plant-related challenges. I found myself in that position, faced with a hillside yard too steep to mow safely and too large to easily dig up and replant ...

A big part of gardening is finding solutions to plant-related challenges. I found myself in that position, faced with a hillside yard that was too steep to safely mow, and too large to easily dig up ...