I use a product called Preen to control weeds in my flower beds. Can it also be used in my vegetable garden? Preen is a pre-emergent herbicide that kills germinating seeds. It will not harm vegetable ...

Today I am going to attempt the near-impossible. Bear with me. I’ve been working hard on this topic for many years, conducting painstaking research in my usual hands-on way as well as online. Today I ...

Why do weeds overtake gardens so fast? Most plants we call weeds are uniquely programmed by nature to survive and thrive. Most propagate by seed and the worst offenders can produce tens of thousands ...

Now the best-kept secret in gardening comes with its own secret weapon. In Spring 2012, Preen, the leader in garden weed preventers, rolls out its innovative new Battery-Powered Spreader applicator ...

SOME people call me a lazy gardener because I don't regularly clean and preen my garden in the fall. A case in point: we recently had a family friend from Calgary come and stay with us for a week.