Image by Annie Spratt from Pixabay With environmentalism being the hot topic of today, succulents in Southwestern climates have become a fashionable way to cut back on the amount of water you use without sacrificing the aesthetics of your home. What's more, you're utilizing the natural environment rather than trying to impose foreign plants and shrubs. But just...

The decision to mulch is one of the best you can make for your garden. Mulching involves you placing barriers that serve as protection around your plants and bare soil. The mulch composition varies from organic materials like bark, wood chips, pine needle, straw, etc. to unnatural materials like plastic, fabrics, tires, rocks, and pebbles. Mulching not only...

In a typical year, you grow a lush vegetable garden that brings endless pleasure to you and fresh food to your table. But this year you plan to put your house on the market. Do you still grow a garden? Or, you live in a townhome or condominium and miss your old gardening days. So what do you...