Can mulching leaves into lawns cause problems? Ted in Glyndon writes: “Does mulching leaves into the lawn in the fall hurt the grass or help it? I worry that it might be bad for three reasons: adding ...

A variety of pink, white, and red azaleas in full bloom - Sanne Dost/Shutterstock Who doesn't love a healthy and thriving azalea in full bloom? When covered with a sea of colorful flowers, azaleas are ...

Experts offer step-by-step instructions for annihilating weeds and identify a stunning and fragrant spring azalea to add to your garden. EDNA ASKS: Last year I saw a stunning ornamental grass that ...

Worried about the winter frost? Need to keep your precious plants protected until spring comes around? Well, we've got one ...

A crew at my office this spring threw 1 to more than 2 inches of mulch over the crowns of most of the plants. The evergreens mostly shrugged it off, but the spireas and azaleas both are now dying at ...

Winter mulching helps regulate soil temperature and protect plant roots - but it's only beneficial to certain types of plants ...

Q. Enclosed is a photo of one of my azalea bushes. I moved my two bushes nearly two years ago from another location. They survived the move but have been growing pretty much only blossoms. There are ...

As your spring-blooming trees and shrubs finish blooming, that's the time to prune them - if needed. It's important to get the pruning time right for flowering woody-stem plants because pruning at the ...

Please provide any tips on getting rid of ginger forever. It is too invasive and I am getting too old. Thanks. — Gayle Gingers do have the ability to spread by underground rhizomes, and over time, ...

The sound of cicadas has faded as the sound of leaf blowers rises. The eternal question repeats itself: What to with all all of those leaves? Compost? Mulch? Curb service? Bag for trash pickup? The ...