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She spent two years taking care of the ‘perfect plant.’ Then, she realized it’s plastic

"I feel like these last two years have been a lie."

Tips to Help Maximize Greenhouse Space

Cathy Isom has some tips to help you maximize greenhouse space. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The benefits of having a greenhouse...

How To Calculate Cubic Yards Mulch Per Square Feet

Here you will find a calculator to help you determine how much mulch you need to cover an area.

When is Hay Dry Enough?

Freshly baled hay with more than 20% moisture will heat up and actually reduce the energy level of the hay.

What Every Gardener Should Know About Mulching

Why Your Garden Needs Mulch (Assuming You Do It Right)

Used correctly, mulch builds and improves your soil like nothing else. But don’t make these common mistakes.

Consider easy and more sustainable alternatives to peat moss

So much peat moss has been harvested for use in gardens and landscapes that in many places there’s not much left. | realestate.boston.com

How to Use Leaves for Compost and Mulch

When life gives you leaves, why not make compost? Autumn leaves make the perfect addition to a well-balanced compost bin. Read more on Gardener’s Path.

Compost and mulch are great natural benefits to your soil

Homemade compost is popular with gardeners and landscape enthusiasts. Compost is an effective, efficient and natural way to treat the soil, and you can make it yourself.

How to Get Cheap (or Free) Mulch and Compost

If you are short on time and space to manage your own compost pile, but need it for your thriving garden, there is a cheap—and sometimes free—way to get it.

Compost: the new peat?

The wholesale nursery market plays a vital role in the green-industry supply chain. With hundreds of thousands of acres planted across North America, nursery operations of varying sizes provide containerized and field-grown trees, shrubs and perennials. Nursery growers make significant capital investments in their crops, many of which are in the ground or in containers for years before they’re ready for market. These nursery products grace…

Removing ivy? Don’t mulch or compost it: Ask an expert

Invasive ivy can re-sprout from even the tiniest fragments

Mulching Guide: Benefits of Mulch

Learn the advantages and disadvantages of mulching your garden, as well as the best and worst types of mulch to use.

Gardening: Tips for winter mulching and composting

If your area lacks the natural insulation of snow cover, there are some easy ways to protect tender plants from damage.

Great gardens start with great foundations

Clay soil needs a boost from peat moss, mulch, compost and other amendments. Get your soil tested regularly, and don’t be afraid to give composting a go.

The Benefits of Mulch

Mulch gives your plants another layer of defense from unwanted critters and Mother Nature, and provides them with another helping of nutrients.

Why Plants Are Better at Mulching Than Mulch

If you enjoy spreading wood mulch every year in your landscape, then by all means ignore this post. If you enjoy pushing heavy wheel barrows and carefully navigating plant stems and branches without...

Gardening and Rubber Mulch for Mental Health?

I just read a great article in American Nurseryman magazine by the editor Sally Benson who was paraphrasing a radio program she heard recently. The discussion revolved around the fact that our daily lives are immersed in rigid geometric shapes….from the TV, cellphone, computer screen, rooms in our homes, offices, SUV’s, etc. Seems like everything around us is just another box<br>Stress Relief<br>I believe that…

The Benefits Of Garden Mulch

Want to know the benefits of garden mulch? If you're looking for a new way to garden consider using mulch. The options are endless and the benefits rock.

The Benefits of Gardening with Mulch

Adding mulch to your garden can have a direct influence on yield. Mulching protects your soil from direct sunlight, moderates temperature, and retains moisture.