The author’s garden midway through the growing season, full of vegetables and pest-repelling flowers. How long does cardboard take to decompose? Find answers to using a cardboard weed barrier in your ...

Weeds can be a gardener’s worst nightmare, taking over well-tended beds and competing with your prized plants for nutrients and water.

You may know Bishop’s Weed, Aegopodium podagraria, a member of the carrot family, as goutweed, ground elder and snow-on-the-mountain. Native to Europe and northern Asia, it was brought to North ...

It’s great that many people are replacing lawns with low-water landscaping. But along with trees not getting adequate water, one concern is the widespread use of weed-barrier cloth, including at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gravel on landscaping fabric - photowind/Shutterstock Whether in a large area like a driveway or a small spot like around garden ...

Q. Should a weed barrier be used beneath cocoa bean shell mulch? A. Avoid using weed barrier under cocoa bean, wood chips and any other organic mulch. As these mulches decompose they form compost, ...

Can I use newspaper as a weed barrier in my vegetable garden? At one time, there were concerns about the use of newspaper as a weed barrier in the garden and landscape because of the inks used.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A garden full of weeds next to a lush green lawn. - Lightspring/Shutterstock The morning ...

Old cardboard boxes may seem like trash to some, but for gardeners in North America, they can be a valuable resource that helps to create a thriving garden while saving time, money, and effort.

Whether in a large area like a driveway or a small spot like around garden beds, gravel can add an interesting texture and color to any landscape. It offers other benefits, too, including its ...