Today’s newspapers, printed with natural, soy-based inks, are versatile gardening tools. Newspaper sheets can be used in all different stages of gardening, like these seedling pots. (Kelly Hayes, The ...

If you’re looking for some budget-friendly ways to tend to your garden this spring, the answer might be in your hands right now. Today’s newspapers, printed with natural, soy-based inks, are versatile ...

Should you use shredded paper as garden mulch? It might sound like a quirky, even questionable idea at first—but don’t toss it out just yet. In a world where so much gardening advice is either ...

Provides nitrogen, holds water like a sponge and slowly releases it into the soil, a weed suppressant, slow decomposition, slug control, deters deer, keeps soil cool in the summer and warm in the fall ...