In general, that means digging a trench around your garden bed that is about 4 inches deep and 4 inches wide, or wider, ...

Raised beds are great in wet times. I have a wooden one I built using rough-sawn pine that is 16 inches tall. I filled it with a mixture of garden soil and compost I buy loose in bulk. You can buy ...

For dahlias in rows, using posts and twine might be the most common method because it is inexpensive, fast, and works reliably. You'll need some fence posts, typically T-posts or other metal posts for ...

The butterflies are enjoying the mud puddle I provide in the landscape! The zebra swallowtails were happy to pose for a ...

When I think about nature, I’m picturing hillsides and meadows free of straight lines, squares, and cubes. Look at any ...

Choose wisely. “For in-ground beds, use garden soil or topsoil,” Wilson recommends. “For containers, go with potting soil—it’s specially blended for that purpose. Don’t mix the two.” ...

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- Alex Manders/Getty Images It can be incredibly easy to accidentally plant the wrong flowers together in the same flower bed, especially if you love to collect classic garden blooms.

"Your siding goes down too far to the ground, so if there is no bed there and grass instead there is a good chance that ...