Don't put away your gardening gloves the minute frost hits. Your blueberry plants still need winter protection. Follow these ...

Dear Jane: Can anything be done with unsightly roots around a maple tree (not silver maple)? Mulch piled incorrectly around the trunk has allowed a root mass to grow around the base and might have ...

Applying 3 inches of mulch on the soil surface in fall protects plant roots from winter cold and prevents rain from compacting the soil surface. My two favorite mulches are wood chips and compost.

Did you know that mulching your garden in winter is as beneficial as performing this gardening task in fall and spring? Find ...

Christopher from Switzerland is concerned about his heirloom tomatoes not bearing many flowers. Mike explains that many varieties of heirlooms benefit from a long, warm growing season, something that ...

A. In most cases, the large exposed roots are near the tree trunk. The all-important slender feeder roots are buried near the drip line and beyond. If that’s your situation, cover the exposed roots ...

Mulching garden plants is beneficial when temperatures and humidity rise, rain is scant and the weeds seem to flourish better than the flowers and vegetables. Moreover, mulched gardens look neater and ...

Editor’s Note: Debra Wallace will be contributing a limited series of columns on tree care and urban beautification leading up to America In Bloom judges coming to Coshocton on July 7 and 8. Trees are ...

I would hate it if someone made me wear a turtleneck sweater (remember that 70s fad, boomer friends?) all summer long. Well, it appears that many people in our region do that to our young trees with ...

Winter storms don’t usually get applause from gardeners, but maybe they should. While icy wind rattles windows and snow piles ...

Great mulches for winter include bark chips, shredded bark, straw, evergreen boughs and other loose, coarse-textured organic materials. (Rick Wetherbee) For many gardeners, mulch is as common place in ...