The first thing to do when planning any garden or landscape feature is to ask yourself what you want out of it. Are you ...

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 ...

Learn how to grow and care for DownHome Harvest® 'Little Miss Figgy' Dwarf Fig, a compact variety perfect for gardens or ...

The mulch and dirt you swept into beds a few months ... So long as it isn’t frozen, you’ll find the ground is pliable and easy to dig into. Thinking about fruit trees? Roses?

So, round up those fern starter plugs you're ready to plant, and let's dig in. Read more ... add a 2-to-3-inch deep layer of mulch or straw around the crowns and consider loosely wrapping them ...

Mulch plants to conserve soil moisture and discourage weeds. Water potted plants well before transplanting to prevent roots from drying out during the planting process. Soak bare root plants for two ...

This is a problem for other mahonias, which are rather invasive thanks to birds helping sow their seeds ... drying out during the planting process. Dig a planting hole 2-3 times as wide as the ...

To help keep the soil moist, dig in lots of garden compost before planting then mulch around the plants. In dry weather, give them a thorough soak. If you suspect birds are a problem, the best ...

But earlier flowering or fruiting of plants may leave bees without food (nectar) when they need it and birds without caterpillars ... In recent “Dig Deeper With Us” presentations in ...

Rhyzomes too deep and numerous to dig out. I've dug out the stuff that was going under ... another great low-water option that employs a combination of rocks, mulch, soil, and native plants. With a ...