There are a number of downsides to planting grass over exposed tree roots, ultimately meaning it won't work very well. Instead, try these alternatives.

Bare patches dotting an otherwise green lawn can be frustrating. Get to the root of what may be causing a patchy lawn.

Ornamental grasses add beautiful texture, movement, and a naturalistic feel to any garden. With their airy plumes and ...

Move the vulnerable plants to slightly more shaded areas and replace them with plants known to shrug off drought without watering. Echinops, eryngium, hylotelephium (Sedum), lavender, nepeta and ...

Planting trees in the fall allows roots to establish while the soil is still warm and moist, but without the stress of high ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida residents about hollyhocks, tomatoes, kumquats, angel wing begonias, orchids, trinette dwarf schefflera and lawn care ...

Aeration involves pulling plugs of soil out of the lawn, which stresses the grass. An aerated lawn is better able to recover during cooler fall weather than the heat of the summer. Aerating is also a ...

Chris McIlroy adds: "During winter, most trees (and favoured garden plants) will have completed most of their autumnal shredding, so carrying out a final tidy-up will help your lawn breathe a sigh of ...

Fall is a time when trees are front and center as many track the seasonal color change. However, if you’re a homeowner, instead of focusing on the leaves, you might want to focus on how healthy the ...

We recently purchased a home which needs a lot of landscape work. Our yearly budget for landscaping is limited. What should we prioritize with our limited dollars? Should we wait until sprin ...

By choosing the most appropriate species of birch and the right place to plant it in your landscape this autumn, you can ...

A: The round, red-colored structures in your photo are the seed-bearing pods, or fruits, of the magnolia. The pods can be ...