It's done a great job all summer, and is now spent. Give it some love so it's ready again in spring. Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food ...

Raised beds are fantastic for growing vegetables, herbs, and flowers. They provide an ideal planting environment with very little effort. You can build a raised garden anywhere without spending hours ...

The soil in garden beds settles over time and loses nutrients. Add new soil to your garden beds each year to keep them topped up and improve soil health.

One of the more helpful characteristics of much of our soil on the coast is how well is drains. Most of our substrate is a sandy loam that filters moisture quickly and keeps areas from pooling with ...

Keep grass and weeds from taking over your flower beds with this compact hydrangea variety that offers colorful blooms and easy coverage.

Temperatures may have dropped, but the ground holds heat for weeks – so get those quiet beds working for you while you have ...

This summer was scorcher in North Texas, leaving many homeowners grieving the sad state of their landscaping at the season's end. With 53 days in triple digits as of mid-September, flower beds took a ...