There’s something quietly satisfying about reclaiming a weedy garden bed without once reaching for a shovel or a spray bottle. Cardboard, the same plain brown material that arrives at your door with ...

Sheet mulching with cardboard is the secret to fewer weeds and fuss-free plant-bed prep.

Lasagna mulching is kind of a miracle, the closest thing to an easy fix for lousy garden soil, suppressing weeds and rebuilding our disappearing topsoil. Added bonus: The vital starting ingredient — ...

You can almost hear it: the crunch of crisping lawns all over L.A., thanks to the ongoing drought and recent restrictions on outdoor watering. It’s no surprise, then, that many Angelenos are thinking ...