Dear Jane: I want to use newspapers in my garden as mulch. How thick of a layer should be used? Do I have to remove it when cleaning up the garden in the fall? Are there tomato varieties that are ...

Plain shredded paper is a safe and budget-friendly material when used correctly. Apply in thin layers and top with natural mulch to prevent matting. Shredded paper can also be used in your compost bin ...

Compost is costly, I can’t deny it. It’s also been in short supply as more of us are tending our gardens and nurturing our soil. Bark, on the other hand, is relatively cheap and plentiful. If compost ...

Q: I recently saw a TV-news article stating that the National Wildlife Federation recommends using leaves as mulch in our gardens. It looks a bit untidy. Do leaves used as mulch really do that much ...

Do ground-up trees make a good mulch? Here’s a recycling avenue for today’s Earth Day that you might not know about – using ground-up, locally felled trees as landscape mulch. If you purchase a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." With fall just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to do with all the ...