Out of all the winter garden questions, there's one we've heard a lot this month: should I cover raised beds in winter? If ...

We are in peak leaf falling season, where leaves are falling in huge quantities and settling onto our gardens and lawns.

If you are maintaining a backyard garden, you can take your eco-friendly choice one step further and start a compost pile.

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

SO, THIS COMING Thursday is Thanksgiving, which means the Christmas shopping season begins in earnest the day after.

Nelson's FoodCycler program may be less effective than a curbside organics collection system would be, according to an ...

Lawn care tools can rust or break if left out during the winter months, and a fair share of you leave them on the back table, ...

Winter transforms our backyards into serene, snowy landscapes, but it also poses significant challenges for local wildlife.

Registration is now open through Jan. 17 for the 2025 University of Vermont Extension master gardener course.

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

Timaru District Council and Enviro NZ are proud to announce the opening of a state-of-the-art organics processing facility, ...

Cleaning up contaminated land is a struggle. Meet some of the community leaders who are taking matters into their own hands.