We all love the look of a freshly mulched garden bed or tree well. Besides looking great, there are quite a few other benefits to mulch. Mulch can suppress weeds by blocking the light that some seeds ...

Any gardener will tell you that mulching is one of the most effective and environmentally-friendly ways of controlling weeds and nuisance grasses. More than that, when mulching with certain materials, ...

For more than 20 years, we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed red wood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have come into ...

Mulch helps retain moisture in the soil, regulate soil temperature, and suppress weeds. Composted hardwood bark is an excellent mulch choice for the Northeast, while pine straw and pine fines are ...

In a recent column, I proposed mulches composed of living plants as an environmentally-friendly alternative for suppressing weeds, enhancing garden plant growth and nurturing the soil. I suspect, ...

If you need to top up the mulch in your garden, you might be faced with the choice between using pine bark or pine straw. Here's what to know about each one.

Almost every gardening expert will recommend using mulch around new and existing plantings, but why? Mulch has many benefits in the garden, but it can also cause problems if used improperly. In nature ...

Compost is costly, I can’t deny it. It’s also been in short supply as more of us are tending our gardens and nurturing our soil. Bark, on the other hand, is relatively cheap and plentiful. If compost ...

Sometimes even the best innovations have unexpected consequences. For example, one of the most important and successful pieces of environmental legislation in the history of the United States ...

As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...