Growing garlic from a single clove is surprisingly simple and rewarding. Garlic is hardy, easy to care for, and can grow in a ...

With fall and winter weather on the horizon, mulch offers another key benefit: insulating plant and tree roots from the cold.

As the growing season comes to an end, gardeners face the challenge of preparing some of their tender plants for winter.

Planting garlic is easy but protecting them from freezing temperatures and stealth animals that dig them up every year is a ...

If an herb is a perennial in your particular growing zone, then it won’t need much in terms of winter protection, according ...

This is good practice for protecting any bulbs you plant, especially those deemed more gastronomically enticing to wildlife ...

Whether you use pine straw, bark or some other material, most types of mulch are natural — so they decompose over time and must be replenished regularly to be most effective and look their best.

I planted my garlic last week, and after tucking the 30 plump cloves into their bed, my thoughts turned to protecting them from freezing temperatures and stealth animals that dig them up every year an ...

If you want your lavender to survive the winter, you'll need to follow these expert tips to winterise this fragrant favourite ...

• Make a “base plan.” Measure your property with a tape measure or the measuring app on your smart phone. Plot it on grid ...

A layer of mulch about 3 to 4 inches thick is best. Good organic mulches include wood or bark chips, shredded bark, pine straw, evergreen boughs, clean straw or ground corncobs. Ideally ...

Whether your winters are mild or harsh, we've got the lowdown on how to best care for your snapdragons when the cold weather ...