Q. Just recently, I have noticed brown dots appear on the side of my house. When I try to remove them, I find it is almost impossible to do so without damaging my siding. What is going on? A. It ...

British doctors have warned gardeners of the danger posed by a common fungus after a previously healthy man died from breathing in fungal spores found in dead plant material. The unusual case involved ...

Do you have small black spots on your car or maybe on your house? When found on a car, these small black spots are often attributed to fresh tar on newly paved roads. Instead, these black tarlike ...

Sep. 6—Mulches provide numerous benefits in our landscapes, including conserving soil moisture and suppressing weeds, as well as providing a pleasing background to highlight landscape plantings.

As you drive around the region, you can see that most landscape beds are covered with some sort of mulch. Although many people consider decorative gravels as mulch, I would like to define landscape ...

Do You Need to Mulch Every Year? No, you don’t have to mulch every year, but doing so can benefit your garden. Choosing to mulch isn’t a one-size-fits-all task and depends upon several factors. "It ...

Discoloration, thinning out, diseases, and excessive weeds are important signs that you need to replace your mulch. Pest issues and fungal growth also indicate it’s time for a refresh. Here’s a closer ...

For indoor gardeners and plant enthusiasts, fungus gnats are perhaps public enemy number one as far as pests are concerned. The small black flies, which are 2mm-4mm long, are known to hover around ...

Mulch has been a hot topic in the horticultural world as of late. A scathing essay by Radovan Hajek, a co-owner of US Perennials Nursery, on the American aesthetic of too much mulch and too few plants ...