If you want a vibrant garden and healthy plants when spring comes around again, there's one affordable ingredient you should ...

The annual carpet of dead leaves can be an important component in gardens. They can serve as root-protecting and insect-sheltering winter mulch or add to a robust compost mix.

Most gardening experts suggest winterizing raised garden beds as soon as the first light frosts hit and gardens go dormant.

Some plants thrive in more acidic soils, and this additive can provide a near-immediate decrease in pH. With that said, ...

Want healthier plants and bigger harvests? The secret is in your soil. Discover the minerals that can transform tired dirt into something bursting with life.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tens of millions of red crabs are making their way to the ocean as part of their annual migration on Christmas Island, where a much smaller human population uses leaf ...

New London — The City Council on Monday will discuss using $47,850 in unused park clean-up funding to remediate a city-owned parking lot ahead of it becoming the new location for a soon-to-be uprooted ...

My beets were slow to grow this year, so I bought a bunch at the farmers’ market. I was taken aback when the seller chopped off the vegetable’s foliage and attempted to discard it after handing me a ...

I use a weed killer to kill the weeds that grow in my beds and in cracks in concrete. While it kills the weeds I spray, they always eventually come back. Is there anything more effective or potent I ...