A few weeks ago at the pool, a friend asked me how he could make his lawn look better. I know that I have answered this question in a number of forms, but there continues to remain the one answer that ...

A few years ago − another time far, far away − a friend at church asked me about a shade lawn issue they have had for a number of years. I don’t know how many calls I have received over the years ...

MOSS IS THE BOSS: Tiny mosses provide big benefits in the garden, from year-round color and texture to erosion control and pest resistance. Photo by Annie Martin Mosses are hardly a new landscape ...

Now is the time of the year when people are working hard to have a beautiful lawn. They are putting down lime and fertilizer as well as some grass seed to fill in the places where grass is sparce.

I’d like to grow moss in between pavers or stones. Can you provide some guidance? Moss, in general, tolerates shade, wet, acid soils, low fertility and, importantly for your purposes, compacted soil.

Last week’s Over the Garden Gate article focused on growing healthy turfgrass and various turf management practices to control or eliminate moss from your lawn. The focus of this article is on the ...

"I planted that sycamore when I was in junior high," said gardener Scott Humphrey, a former nurseryman who works for the California state Parks and Recreation Department, indicating a 30-year-old tree ...

Q: I have cleaned off all my garden beds. One of them, after removing what needed to go, was mostly covered with green moss, very low, almost smooth stuff. Needless to say, I was amazed at it all, ...