Q. Do you know of anything that will deter armadillos from digging in flower beds? I have heard society garlic will repel snakes. Is there any truth in this? A. You could set up a live trap (or traps) ...

Manual removal of grass from flower beds is best done after a rain. Mulching, groundcovers, and edging prevent grass from growing in flower beds. Treat annual grass weeds with pre-emergent herbicides ...

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 ...

I spent the weekend digging in the dirt and trying to find the zen-like state that gardening seems to inspire in those with thumbs as green as shamrocks. With children in the background, my zen is ...

Want to know how to start a new flower bed, from scratch and do it right the first time so it won’t need doing again? Take my advice; some learned the hard way. This past week I started two new beds ...