The essentials for living your best life.
The essentials for living your best life.
Confused about how to boost your garden’s soil? Discover the strengths of sheet mulch and compost topdressing—one excels at rejuvenating neglected areas, while the other enhances established beds for ongoing health. Choose the method that aligns with your goals, or use both for a thriving, no-dig garden!
Groundcover perennials are one of the smartest choices for erosion control on slopes because they spread quickly, root into the soil, and create a dense living cover that holds everything in place. The right slope planting also helps with weed suppression, reduces runoff, and keeps tricky terrain looking neat with less maintenance.
Learn how to choose biomass plants for chop and drop that give you plenty of mulch without turning your garden into a tangle. With a few smart tactics for controlled spread, you can keep fast growers working for soil building instead of against it.
Mulch around seedlings can be a huge help, improving moisture retention and weed suppression while keeping young plants cooler and more stable. The key is to place it lightly and leave space around each stem so you avoid stem rot and give seedlings room to grow.