So, if weeds and grass take over your flower beds, instead of using the simple process of sheet mulch -- topping the area with cardboard and fresh wood mulch -- to banish pesky weeds from your ...

Instead of throwing away your empty soil or mulch bags, consider giving them a second life and reducing waste at home with these gardening hacks.

The 15mm thick sheet consists of kraft paper, sandwiched between biodegradable layers of polylactic acid, with one side clear and the other dyed black. The researchers found that this mulch reduced ...