“I have trouble buying the right number of plants and amount of mulch for my garden. What is the best way to determine how many plants and how much mulch and compost I need?” Many gardeners are out ...

JOHN PATRICK: Whether you're designing a whole garden, or just a single garden bed, once you've decided what plants suit your conditions and which ones you like, the next thing to think about is plant ...

What is the best way to determine how much mulch and how many plants to buy for my garden? I always seem to end up being short or long with the materials that I purchase. To determine the amount of ...

Q:We want to try planting pachysandra in an area on the north side of the house and under an oak tree. Both areas are nearly bare as we just can't seem to get grass to do well there. I don't see ...