Both pine straw or wood mulch make an excellent mulch for your garden depending on the situation. Here's how to decide when ...

If you’ve ever raked up a pile of fallen pine needles, you’ve probably wondered: “Can I just… use these?” Spoiler alert: you ...

Raking leaves is tedious and a chore. So don’t do it. In fact, that’s the lawn care advice one regional expert from Virginia Tech has.

Buying a home in an HOA neighborhood can feel like joining a well-dressed bureaucracy. The lawns are uniform, the mulch is ...

Just like your spring and summer mulching helped keep moisture in the soil, your fall and winter mulch accomplishes the same task.

October brings cooler temps and more invitations to the great outdoors. Landscape pointers for this month include: ...

The combination of fallen leaves and grass clippings and/or spent plants from the yard also makes the perfect recipe for ...

Hostas are easy to care for in summer shade gardens. When fall arrives, here's when to cut back hostas and stop watering and ...

Water regularly until the first frost. After the first frost before temperatures consistently drop below 20ºF, add 3 to 5 ...

Looking for simple fall tasks that will pay off next spring and summer? Enjoy this cooler weather! Divide many perennials ...

Hydrangeas aren't necessarily high-maintenance, but if you want healthy plants that produce bountiful blooms, this task is ...

Key Takeaways Mature coneflowers are winter hardy, but younger plants may need extra protection from frost.Mulch insulates ...