The unusually early spring has thrown many plants – and gardeners – into confusion. The forsythia’s blooms arrived four to six weeks ahead of the norm, as did migrating birds and the spring song of ...

Today I am going to attempt the near-impossible. Bear with me. I’ve been working hard on this topic for many years, conducting painstaking research in my usual hands-on way as well as online. Today I ...

I use a product called Preen to control weeds in my flower beds. Can it also be used in my vegetable garden? Preen is a pre-emergent herbicide that kills germinating seeds. It will not harm vegetable ...

Why do weeds overtake gardens so fast? Most plants we call weeds are uniquely programmed by nature to survive and thrive. Most propagate by seed and the worst offenders can produce tens of thousands ...

I never thought I would purchase a product labeled Preen to use as a weed suppressant; however, it’s become a real test of wills to constantly weed my ever-expanding garden beds. It was time to look ...

Q: Normally I just mow over mushrooms that grow in my lawn. The mushroom in the photo is in my in-law’s backyard where an apple tree once grew. The mushroom is rock hard and I’d be afraid of wrecking ...

Q: We have a row of 16 Colorado blue spruce trees with mulch among them. What do you recommend to use to keep the weeds under control? We are reluctant to use weed-killer for fear of harming the trees ...

We went through a long, cold winter. The warm, sunny days of spring are starting to roll in. When we get outside to work in the yard, we are going to want to focus our time on the yard and garden ...