A pretty flower garden with brightly colored blooms, ground covers and hedges at the back - Alejandrophotography/Getty Images Keeping pesky weeds at bay is a problem that every gardener must face and ...

A person collecting weeds and putting them in a wheelbarrow - Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez/Getty Images Nobody enjoys spending their long summer days constantly weeding the garden. It often feels as if ...

When planning a garden, I always start by thinking in layers. Varying plant heights not only adds visual depth but also creates opportunities for sustainable gardening practices and supports habitat ...

Ground cover plants are a great way to protect your garden from weeds. Often referred to as "living mulch," ground covers take sunlight, nutrients, and water from weeds -- suppressing their growth in ...

Try spreading a thick layer of mulch, like wood chips or straw, around your plants. Mulch blocks sunlight, which keeps weed ...

Weed-free yards don’t happen by themselves. Behind every well-manicured lawn and garden, there’s a diligent person putting in the time and effort to prevent weeds from growing, then pulling out the ...

If you maintain a landscape, you deal with weeds. At this point in our hot season, which continues into fall, I’m sure you have devoted considerable effort to keep weeds under control. We employ a ...

Nobody enjoys spending their long summer days constantly weeding the garden. It often feels as if the pesky plants pop up every time you look the other way, and it can be really difficult to keep on ...