Home gardeners continue to look for ways to make the most of limited space while reducing maintenance. Edible ground covers ...

Garden experts almost always recommend adding an annual application of natural organic mulch to vegetable beds, but how exactly does mulch work and how do you use it to your advantage? We spoke to ...

If your home-grown vegetables have ever looked a little lacklustre – or tasted less flavourful than expected – the answer may not be what you’re planting, but where you’re planting it. Healthy soil is ...

With so many choices available at garden centers, how do you choose the best mulch material for your vegetable garden? Wood chips or pine bark? Or perhaps a synthetic material that will help trap ...

Find out how a pair of beginners started their first vegetable garden without breaking the bank.

My garden sure wood be nothing without mulch! Like choosing the right plant for the right place, mulch should match the conditions and plants growing in your garden. Mulch can be plant-based: compost, ...