Many indoor plant enthusiasts already know that mirrors can be used to direct more sunlight onto plants that need it.

A good fall cleanup reduces weeds and disease, minimizes plant insect pests, prevents rodent infestation, and eases the workload for next year’s spring planting.

Does your soil need more nutrients to create a lavish garden? Do you need mulch to reduce the amount of weeds growing and to ...

Compost is perfect for vegetable gardeners because it both improves soil quality and structure and keeps roots safe and insulated. It is a nutrient-rich mixture of decomposing organic matter, from ...

Mulching your beds with organic material is key for healthy soil and happy crops and it can be done throughout the year ...

Inorganic mulches include gravel, stone, plastic sheeting, or landscape fabric." Anyone who's used mulch for garden or lawn purposes knows it can be an easy way to make things look more orderly and ...

With spiralling cost of living out of control and no end to interest rate rises, economic times are tough! Fortunately, ...

Vegetables that contain the pigment anthocyanin, which gives them a vibrant red or purple color, are more resistant to rots ...

In a new series, our garden editor Clare Foster lays out a month by month guide to getting a kitchen garden off the ground.

There is one 'safe and effective' way to stop cats from pooping in your garden, according to an expert - and it only takes a ...

Managing all the squirrels around your garden is tough, but some plants might just help to keep them from causing trouble.

Tribune Will the hot, humid conditions continue into September? That’s the prediction; hotter than normal and drier than normal. Shorter days are the saving grace and ...