Mulching the garden properly can make the difference between a thirsty, weed-infested plot and a verdant, healthy paradise ...

Mulch is one of the most valuable tools you can use in your garden, offering a wide range of benefits. It helps protect newly planted perennials and shrubs during cold winters, keeps roots cooler ...

Protect perennial beds from winter weather using leaves, pine needles, and other garden leftovers you would normally throw away.

Mulching might seem like an activity reserved for spring, but it can do a lot of heavy lifting in the fall too — as long as you actually do it right.

Somehow, astonishingly, it’s November. My Jack-o’-lanterns are shriveling, the holidays are speeding toward us and this month’s edition of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter is jam-packed with garden ...

Some people are lawn and gardening experts. The rest of us have mulch to learn. With spring in full swing and mulching on many homeowners’ minds, we turned to David Fisher for an education on the ...

As the weather gets colder, lawn mowing is ramping down for many homeowners. However, fall is a good time to mulch, instead of raking the yard. But if your mower is leaving clumps of grass behind, or ...

Lawns that are well-maintained often instill a sense of pride in homeowners. However, maintaining them involves more than merely mowing them on a regular basis. To ensure the grass remains green and ...

You can almost hear it: the crunch of crisping lawns all over L.A., thanks to the ongoing drought and recent restrictions on outdoor watering. It’s no surprise, then, that many Angelenos are thinking ...