When making a flower bed from a lawn, if I use Roundup to kill off the lawn, how soon is it OK to plant? I've also heard it's OK to dump few inches of compost directly over the dead grass and skip ...

Double digging is an alternative approach, one that capitalizes on the soil’s inherent ecological processes, while making it loose enough to plant in right away. The basic premise of double digging is ...

As spring approaches, like me, most gardeners are already envisioning a beautiful landscape. For many, the flower bed is the one garden element that serves as the highlight of the landscape. Now is ...