A layer of organic mulch is one of the easiest ways to help your garden beds through winter. Shredded leaves or straw work ...

Seedling protectors, bubble wrap and rodent fencing can help protect vulnerable plants from cold temperatures and hungry critters. Move your hoses and timers to safe locations. Cover the hose bibs.

The post How to Prepare Perennial Beds for Winter Dormancy is by Katherine Rowe and appeared first on Epic Gardening, the best urban gardening, hydroponic gardening, and aquaponic gardening blog. As ...

Question: I would like to get my vegetable garden and annual flower beds ready for planting without having to do a lot of preparation next spring. What are some things I could be doing right now?

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Songbirds have vanished from my yard. Even house sparrows have disappeared. Just one red-bellied woodpecker arrives to nibble on a patch of suet spread on a tree trunk, but no downy woodpeckers peck ...

November is almost here, and it’s time to get your perennial flower garden ready for winter. Do you cut it down or don’t you? The traditional approach to preparing herbaceous perennial beds for winter ...

It was great to have a few days of decent weather to prepare the garden for winter. Fall clean-up is especially helpful if you have a big garden.

Missed out on planting those bareroot plants in time? Don't fear, heeling in can be a great way to protect these plants over ...

As the leaves begin to fall across Northeast Tennessee, smart gardeners are turning their attention to one simple but ...

Q: I just moved into a new home and I’d like to plant flowers in the yard this coming spring. Can you help me? A: Your starting point has to be soil preparation. Begin by laying out the borders of the ...