Every spring, we should take a look at our landscape to determine what clean-up or other preparations we need to do before the heat of the summer gets here. Cleaning up dead plant material, leaves, or ...

A long-lasting mulch option can boost your garden's look and performance, but it comes with trade-offs worth weighing before ...

Using mulch can lend an elegant look to a vegetable garden, highlighting plants with a raised layer of textured wood chips. Mulch also does amazing things for the health of a garden, at least when ...

Mulch is commonly used to help suppress weeds and to hold in soil moisture in dry times. There are many different kinds of mulch, and it is important to get the right kind, and to apply it properly if ...

Also, how to choose, and use, the best mulch. With the summer heat already here and water supplies severely limited, many of us are anxious about being able to keep our gardens looking beautiful ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Mulch is a great garden tool for so many reasons. It’s useful for insulating newly-planted perennials and ...

Yes, mulch is decorative, but it also adds nutrients and organic matter to soil, conserves moisture and provides insulation. (Kenny Mathews) As you know, I love to garden, but I don't like to work ...

Q: I have used wood chips from tree cutting services for some time under oaks and places grass will not grow with great success. I’m now wondering if I can use them in the flowerbeds versus using pine ...