Pecan hulls make a lovely mulch in a perennial garden or shrub bed. They lay flat and, at least in my experiences, they ...

If you can't "learn to live with them," Neil Sperry suggests a ground cover that makes mowing around them unnecessary.

After a long, tough stretch in recent years of battling thousands of acres of wildfires, State and Fire leaders meet deep in the pines to talk wildfire safety.

How Mulch Benefits Your Garden. Using mulch around trees and landscape plantings keeps grass from competing with them for ...

Business has been slow for independent snow contractors like Zach Bogdanoff of Yark Market Nursery. He and others in the field have been hoping for snow, but so far, the winter season has been dry.

Dear Neil: I’m seeing the landscape guys putting mounds of mulch around tree trunks in town. Is that really a good idea? It seems like it would cause decay in the wood of the trunks.

Hidden Creek Landscaping also does its best to perform mulching services earlier in the season, weather permitting, and it ...

The first day of spring is a little over a month away, but in the meantime, clean up your containers and tools and get your ...

Clouds will linger and a seasonable chill blows in as we close out the weekend. An active storm track will bring two more rounds of winter weather this week.

Dear Neil: Is it too early to apply a broad-leafed weedkiller spray? I have a ton of dandelions and clover.

FALLBROOK – La Paloma teachers, staff, and local UC Master Gardeners came together to set up 16 corrugated metal raised ...

Position them to cover the bed and try to trim them as little as you can ... but it’s a more durable choice. A: Those mulch ...