Spring is here and with it come lawn care and perhaps thoughts of planting a garden. One of the ways to reduce household waste and help to create a nutrient-rich soil for those gardens, lawns and ...

Get your garden ready for spring by doing prep work in the fall. Learn how to select the right location, test your soil, and ...

Your spring blooms might be done, but your garden isn't! Get ahead for next year's blooms by adding these 7 things to your ...

Did you know that you don't have to throw away all the fallen leaves in your yard? Leaves are a valuable source of nutrients ...

In this week's Ask the Gardener, we also tackle the thorny question of pruning hydrangeas. And if you've got a 'Live Forever' plant, we've got some tips to help that live up to its name. The ...

WASHINGTON — Think about how much food waste you produce in a day. A banana peel, an apple core, the ends of vegetables that you don’t eat. When those scraps end up in a landfill it produces methane.

The time to plant fall vegetable crops is just around the corner, which often poses a dilemma for gardeners. They’ve diligently worked their soil, planted crops, and meticulously cared for their ...

Every spring, I empty the enclosures holding “finished” compost and spread that compost over vegetable plots prior to ...

Composting involves decomposing organic materials to create nutrient-rich soil. A compost pile needs a balance of green (nitrogen-rich) and brown (carbon-rich) materials. Maintaining proper moisture, ...