While compost is commonly used in vegetable, flower, and herb gardens, home gardeners often overlook the many benefits that compost brings to lawns. Using compost for lawns is an excellent way to both ...

Here's how to figure out if you should mulch or bag grass clippings whenever you mow.

As the weather warms up, Bend’s backyards are bursting at the seams with greenery. That also means yard debris barrels are getting filled with all manner of grass clippings and trimmed hedges. Come ...

Areas covered in turfgrass are often plagued with poor soil quality due to natural conditions (naturally sandy, low organic matter soils) or soil disturbance. Poor soil quality is especially common in ...

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very helpful. Q: In the past ...

DEPOSIT GRASS AND LEAVES ONLY" Despite these clear messages it is not uncommon to find all of the "not allowed" items and a multitude of other things that people have decided to discard at the compost ...

City and county dumps are growing at a rapid pace. Recycling programs have been set up to try to reduce the rate, but they can only be as effective as the people who choose to utilize them. One area ...