ARS LANDSCAPE MATERIALS & SUPPLY Planting Mix Uses: Backfill for constructing raised planting beds. Soil Amendment in existing beds with deleted or compacted soils.   Planting Mix Standard Applications: As...

ARS LANSCAPE MATERIALS & SUPPLY Winter Mulching in Cold Climate Gardens In areas that experience freezing temperatures, winter mulching differs from mulching during the growing season. We mulch our gardens...

ARS LANDSCAPE MATERIALS AND SUPPLY African violets are a favorite flowering house plant. They are easily propagated from a leaf cutting, they bloom continually all year, and they are available...

ARS LANDSCAPING MATERIAL & SUPPLY Container Gardening: Basics Successful container gardening is based on choosing the right container, using soil that will drain properly while holding the moisture to prevent...

ARS LANSCAPE MATERIALS & SUPPLY Dealing with leaves in the fall: It’s almost like nature mocks us. We work hard all summer to grow tomatoes, mow the lawn religiously and...

ARS LANDSCAPE MATERIALS AND SUPPLY Mulches control temperatures around plants. Mulches are cooler than rock mulches in the sun. Rocks absorb and store heat for long periods, reradiating heat to...

ARS Landscape Materials & Supply Generally, after the first hard frost, the foliage of most perennials starts to die and wither. There are two philosophies on when to remove the...

ARS LANDSCAPE MATERIALS AND SUPPLY Fall may be the best time of the year to plant nursery stock in other parts of the country, but it is second best in...

ARS LANDSCAPE MATERIALS AND SUPPLY Houseplants are the latest word in household cleaning. Research now shows that houseplants play an important role in cleaning the air we breath, both indoors...

ARS LANDSCAPE MATERIALS AND SUPPLY There are two main sources of water that must be considered. The first is surface water, which comes directly from rain, ending up on the...