If you are making a garden bed near or around your trees, dig out any existing lawn grass before adding soil. You might assume that grass would simply decompose und… 展开

Some trees, such as maples and magnolias, allow dappled sun through their boughs. Others, including most evergreens, permit virtually no sunlight near their trunks. Before choosing … 展开

Trees (including white oak and hickory) send down deep roots, but others (such as maple and cypress) have roots just beneath the surface, or, in some cases, even extending abov… 展开

Whether you’re creating an entire raised bed or just tucking a few ferns here and there, the tree’s roots will continue to absorb the lion’s share of the water in the soil. Adding 2 to … 展开