Maintaining a garden can sometimes feel like a full-time job. Between watering and pulling up pesky weeds, your gardening to-do list probably feels endless. Of course, working in the yard is pretty ...

Applying mulch to your garden helps prevent weeds, retain soil moisture, and minimize erosion. But if you don't want to spend the time and effort involved in purchasing and laying down bags of mulch ...

Weeds steal water, light, and nutrients from a vegetable garden. Learn the best ways to keep weeds out of your vegetable garden for good.

Between starting seeds, preparing the soil, and other early-season preparations, laying down mulch before winter can be a huge time and energy saver. More importantly, however, are the benefits mulch ...

Why a living mulch? A good “green” mulch suppresses weeds, helps control erosion and stormwater runoff, provides food and habitat for wildlife/insects, and often continues growing long into winter, ...

Adding mulch to your garden will keep back weeds and keep soil cooler even on the hottest days. But does mulch help plants grow better? Amelia Argyropoulos of Lancaster looked into that question. She ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy. June ...

Researchers have discovered that using cover crops as "living mulch" between rows of maize can significantly improve soil health and nutrient cycling, offering a sustainable approach to agricultural ...

Thinking about laying landscape fabric to stop weeds for good? Carol Barany explains why it may do more harm than help — and what to use instead for healthier soil ...