Key Takeaways Get ahead of weeds by tilling early, removing perennials by the root, and mulching well before planting to stop summer weeds before they sprout.Use methods like hand-pulling, hoeing, ...

So you just scored a few less-than-flourishing, end-of-season bargains from the garden center, and don’t know where to put them. Or those fall-planting orders arrived in such puny shape that it’d be ...

As temperatures become favorable for annuals and perennials to be planted in beds, the soil is also right for weed seeds to germinate. Take heart; you do have some options. If you are just beginning a ...

If you maintain a landscape, you deal with weeds. At this point in our long, hot summer, I’m sure you have devoted considerable effort to keeping your landscape from being taken over by weeds in beds ...

I was at the pool last week and talked to a lady whom I had met not that long ago. Seems that she has been trying to have a clean garden. Her effort and her husband’s efforts have not been enough to ...

Thinking about laying landscape fabric to stop weeds for good? Carol Barany explains why it may do more harm than help — and what to use instead for healthier soil ...

Your tidy rock bed looks low maintenance on day one, then a season or two later it morphs into a stubborn patch of crabgrass, dandelions, and mystery seedlings. The same stones that were supposed to ...

Can you help me identify this weed that is growing in my lawn and in my flower beds? It has little yellow flowers and the leaves look like a small Mimosa tree. All of sudden it appears to be ...

When it comes to getting rid of weeds in your garden or landscape without the use of chemicals, there are two great options to choose from: biodegradable mulch and traditional landscaping fabric. Both ...

Q. I find a lot of information on controlling weeds in a lawn, but what about controlling weeds in a flower bed? Can you safely put downpre-emergent weed killers in February and March to control weeds ...

A garden can appear totally fine and calm on the surface while a quiet invasion brews and builds underground. One tiny weed ...