Whether you're designing a new outdoor space or want to boost your existing garden's aesthetic, incorporating edging is a way to highlight the area and add more personality. Edging helps define a ...

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I once heard a radio interview with the person at NASA who recruits candidates into the astronaut program. At one point in the interview the host asked the expert a simple question, “What qualities ...

Fall is a little about futility; with all the leaves blowing about, it’s hard to keep a tidy yard no matter how much you work at it. One thing that helps, though, is garden edging: a raised liner that ...

Check out your seed supply so you'll know what you need to buy. Most year-old seeds will germinate, especially if you stored them well (i.e. sealed in a refrigerator instead of laying around a hot ...

I don’t like to use redwood lumber as garden bed edging any more than necessary, and especially not 2-by-12 lumber, which needs to come from larger trees. The solution I’ve found is straw wattles.

One summer when I couldn’t finish weeding an 80-foot-long border of shrubs and perennials, my mother — an avid English gardener — took a good long look before she sighed and gave me this advice: If ...