Do These Things Now to Prep for Your Spring Garden
Photo: zoyas2222 (Shutterstock) Occasional warm days in February are a teaser for spring, so we understand if you’re starting to daydream about the garden you’ll plant when it’s closer to…
Everything You Should Be Doing Now for a Better Garden Next Spring
Photo: Oleksandr_U (Shutterstock) Gardening may seem like a warm-weather activity, but for best results, it’s actually a year-round endeavor. Just because the ground is frozen and very little is blooming…
How to Improve Your Garden Soil Quality Over the Winter
Photo: Kristi Blokhin (Shutterstock) After you’ve cleaned up the beds and put the hose and most of your tools away for the season, you may think that there’s nothing else…
How to Prepare Your Garden for the First Frost
Photo: Liudmila Fadzeyeva (Shutterstock) The first freezing night of autumn can be disastrous for your garden. Although some plants thrive in low temperatures, many others die at the merest kiss…
6 Ways to Actually Use the Leaves on Your Lawn (Instead of Throwing Them Out)
Photo: Jerome.Romme (Shutterstock) Leaves are an excellent addition to a compost pile. A good compost pile needs a mixture of organic matter that contains carbon-rich and nitrogen-rich material, and leaves…
Why You Probably Don’t Need to Till Your Garden This Fall
Photo: wavebreakmedia (Shutterstock) As the days get shorter and the temperatures drop, it’s time to start thinking about prepping your garden for winter. Conventional wisdom has it that tilling the…
Don’t Throw Away Dead Leaves From Your Lawn (Do This Instead)
Photo: Photographee.eu (Shutterstock) Raking leaves is a universally dreaded annual task, and for good reason—it’s hard, physical work that creates more hard, physical work. Once you’re done raking, you still…
How to Protect Your Garden for the Winter
Photo: Tanja Esser (Shutterstock) Some plants just aren’t cut out for cold weather, but a surprising number of perennials are perfectly capable of surviving a frigid winter—at least with the…
How to Sheet Mulch Your Lawn Without Digging Up Your Grass
Photo: Sam Barrett (Shutterstock) Switching up your yard usually means ripping up the grass, tilling, and fertilizing the soil to prep for new vegetation, but why not just cover it…
How to Use Mulch in Your Flowerbeds and Garden
Photo: ronstik (Shutterstock) If you read a lot of gardening how-to articles—including the ones on this site—you’ve probably noticed that mulch comes up a lot. Its ability to help your…