While compost is commonly used in vegetable, flower, and herb gardens, home gardeners often overlook the many benefits that compost brings to lawns. Using compost for lawns is an excellent way to both ...

Mike McGrath explains how to make homemade mustard, what you can do for your storm-damaged trees, how to grow strawberries from seed, what stink horn fungus is, how to plant new bushes, and why grass ...

Are there any lawn grasses that require less mowing and fertilizing? I would like to grow other groundcovers, but I have children and pets and need something that will tolerate wear and tear. -- Jerry ...

Next time you mow your lawn, don’t throw your grass clippings away. Under the right conditions, small grass clippings make excellent plant food, which will help your lawn grow stronger and ...

Several readers recently asked about lawn care and the use of compost. One woman wanted to know if grass clippings make good compost for lawns. There are really two ways to answer this question. The ...

Nothing improves soil and aids plant health better than compost. Composting is also an excellent way to recycle kitchen and yard waste, which you'll have in plentiful supply in the coming weeks as you ...

Homegrown readers are sending in their questions. Does anyone have answers for these two? Jody from Cedar Rapids sent in the first one: Hi Cindy – I love your site:) I live in C.R. and I have a ...

Just in time for peak leaf-raking season, the National Wildlife Federation is out with a new survey showing that although nearly three-quarters of people know that fallen leaves are beneficial to ...

Are you surrounded by a yard full of leaves every fall? Whether they are yours or the ones that your neighbor’s tree has graciously donated to you, recycling leaves at home can be to your advantage.