Peat moss is good to use when storing bulbs or for shipping, but potting soil should not be sterile. It should be alive and dynamic. It should be light, well-aerated, full of microorganisms and ...

Bark cleaners feed on fungi, dead insect bodies, algae, moss, dead lichen, mold, spores and pollen. As you noticed, there are several things on the bark of your trees.

This could be pebbles or gravel, plastic sheeting, shredded tires or organic mulch, such as compost (my No. 1 choice), pine needles, shredded bark or wood chips.

Peat moss isn’t suitable for every garden, so it’s good to know what vegetables do not like peat moss and whether peat moss ...

In a garden moss can shine. Thriving in areas that may seem harder to landscape, permanently wet and shaded areas that would otherwise be patches of mud can be redefined by some thoughtfully ...