If you have a garden area that’s hard to reach with a rototiller or even a shovel, consider sheet composting (sometimes called no-till or lasagna gardening). For example, I had a narrow plot ...

Switching up your yard usually means ripping up the grass, tilling, and fertilizing the soil to prep for new vegetation, but why not just cover it up? Sheet mulching uses a simple form of composting ...

Learn three ways to keep composting through winter for nutrient-rich soil ready for spring planting.

The perfect green-carpet lawn – once revered as the hallmark of a responsible homeowner – seems to have taken an about-face. In some circles at least, a big, weed-free lawn is vilified these days as a ...

Cold, wet weather brings opportunities to sit in front of a warm fire. But if you get out now to do some sheet composting, you'll be smothering weeds, feeding the soil, attracting garden worms and ...

Fall is a natural time to layer up, with clothing, comfort food and compost. As you gather up the grass clippings and fall leaves, consider that they don’t always have to be tossed into a special bin, ...

In the wild areas on our planet, trees, bushes and grasses grow on ground that has continual additions of new layers of dead and dying plant matter. Leaves fall from trees and shrubs, grasses dry in ...

The recent chill in the air serves as a reminder that winter will eventually show up. I have taken this cue to heart and spent a bit more time than usual outside checking out public trails and parks.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Keyhole gardens, which originated in Africa and now are available in kits from Costco, could unlock an efficient, Earth-friendly new way of gardening for ...

Fall is filled with preparing gardens for the following season, raking leaves, and harvesting. Use plant trimmings and fall leaves to create raised beds and a quality planting mix without disturbing ...