We’ve talked about the various ways leaves can be repurposed to help enrich your soil and encourage pollinators, but what ...

Composting leaves is a simple, eco-friendly way to turn yard waste into nutrient-rich soil for your garden. Autumn’s a ...

Compost heaps can be designed to suit gardens ... posts to enclose an area about 1sq m (40sq in.) Then bash the soil with the back of a spade to consolidate it. Next either tack wire netting ...

Learn how to compost leaves and why composting them is important, along with some tips for making a successful pile.

The columnist notes some reasons for composting being so beneficial. All you need to start is to pile materials from leaves, ...

“A bunch of things collided for me around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic that inspired me to focus more closely on compost and localised food systems,” Bailey says. “I was able to carry my love of ...

• Oliver Whyte’s garden, Coill an Chúir at Sandyhill, Westport, is included on the Clew Bay Garden Trail. A chain of ...

Most people plan to either be buried or cremated when they die, but there is another, environmentally friendly option: Human ...

Gardeners are being encouraged to put their "bare beds to bed" in order to ensure they have "perfect soil" in time for the ...

A good size for efficient composting is a pile/bin that is between three to five cubic feet. This allows good heating of the ...

Hydrangeas are resilient plants that can survive winter without any help, but they'll produce big, healthy flowers next year ...