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Planting cover crops in winter gives your garden a boost. These crops, like rye, clover, and oats, keep your soil covered and ...

Winter can feel like a sly, shifty villain for your garden, creeping in with frost and icy winds ready to damage the roots that keep your plants alive. But you don't have to sit idly by and watch your ...

Cold weather can quietly undo months of hard work in the garden. While you might think winter means putting your tools away until spring, a few expert-backed quick fixes can protect your plants and ...

Head out into the forest and you'll find every plant surrounded by nature's mulch — fallen leaves and decomposing vegetation. The soil beneath the litter is usually moist and nutrient-rich. We can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While spring and summer have traditionally been the busy times of the year for spreading mulch around trees, shrubs and other ...

When winter hits, some plants can be pulled indoors, some are just fine going dormant. But lavender needs a little extra ...

I would hate it if someone made me wear a turtleneck sweater (remember that 70s fad, boomer friends?) all summer long. Well, it appears that many people in our region do that to our young trees with ...

The smell of spring is in the air in Greater Columbus — not the smell of hyacinths or daffodils, but the smell of freshly applied hardwood mulch around trees and shrubs and other perennial plants.

Q. I keep thinking about cooler weather. What should I do to carry my in-ground wax begonias through the winter here in Houston? A. Who knows what winter will bring, but when a freeze is in the ...