If the smell of fresh mulch is in the air, it must be early spring in Greater Columbus. As soon the snow melts and the first warm sunny day appears, gardeners head for their local garden center where ...

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 ...

My garden sure wood be nothing without mulch! Like choosing the right plant for the right place, mulch should match the conditions and plants growing in your garden. Mulch can be plant-based: compost, ...

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, ...

SOCIAL DISTANCE: When planting multiple dahlia tubers, it's best to keep them about 12-18 inches apart, as dahlias get quite large. Photo courtesy of HummingBlooms Flower Farm Hi there neighbors, ...

This organic material is an easy way to protect your plants. Mulch is a gardener's best friend. Mulch, often shredded bark, straw, or leaves, is important to use in your garden. This organic material ...

August 31, 2022 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Mulch is miraculous stuff. It keeps weeds at bay, fertilizes the soil, and minimizes the effects of too-hot (or ...

That’s a decision that growing numbers of gardeners are adopting. Instead of hauling in endless bags of bark or shredded and dyed wood, they fill the empty soil in their gardens with perennial plants.

Shoveling snow onto garden beds can protect plants during winter. Snow acts as a blanket, insulating the soil and preventing ...