Preparing your garden for the winter can often lead to a healthier one come spring. Before winterizing your flower beds, find ...

Using flower bed mulch is one way to do this. Mulch helps keep weeds out and protects your plants' roots. It also shields the ...

Before you rake those autumn leaves into bags for collection, consider this: you're looking at free, nutrient-rich mulch for your garden. While you might be tempted to buy expensive bags of mulch ...

At West Dean I have a number of rhubarb and asparagus beds, and at this time of year ... the biological activity than by ...

A layer of mulch helps suppress their growth and limit the number that you'll have to remove when spring arrives. My backyard ...

Beds and borders can quickly dry out or be taken over by weeds. Using a layer of mulch across the soil surface can prevent this. Follow our guide to mulching, an essential garden technique.