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 ...

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 ...

Well, I have the best time-saving alternative for you: cardboard. Recycling old boxes and packaging on the soil genuinely works as a type of mulch. It’s eco-friendly, uses up all that unwanted ...

Now’s the time to turn to feel-good activities like gardening. And, as you shelter in place, it’s a good opportunity to get your questions answered. Turn to Ask an Expert, an online ...

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.

Q. I would like to know if using landscape fabric would be a good way to keep weeds from growing under my tree? — Jason Hutchins, Des Plaines A. Landscape fabrics reduce the amount of sunlight ...

Summer's here. Okay, well, maybe not officially. It’s easy to tell when summer arrives and not just by wiping away sweat while working outdoors as our daytime temperature rapidly increases, surpassing ...

Nope. Weeds can be annoying. They compete with other plants for nutrients and can turn a pretty, organized garden into a ...

Q: I am planning to change about 550 square feet of my yard from grass to an area of rock path with shrubs, flowers and bark. I have been instructed to put down a layer of cardboard and then put about ...