Bushes in yard mulched with black mulch from a wagon - Ozgurcoskun/Getty Images With so many types of mulch on the market, it can feel impossible to know how to best use mulch in your garden. The best ...

Building a growing garden can be a rewarding and satisfying experience, but its challenges include soil erosion. This natural ...

My garden sure wood be nothing without mulch! Like choosing the right plant for the right place, mulch should match the conditions and plants growing in your garden. Mulch can be plant-based: compost, ...

Garden experts tend to apply around two inches of mulch, but each has their preference. "I like to add a mulch layer that's ...

Most of us picture a perfect garden as neat, trimmed, and cleared of every fallen leaf by the time winter arrives.

There are many different types of mulch and not all work equally well in every location and purpose. The size of the area you want to cover as well as the type of plants that grow there are key ...

Shredded leaves make good mulch for your garden beds. Serious gardeners may consider renting a shredder, but be sure to use ear and eye protection when shredding leaves. Using a shredder is a ...

LET’S HEAD TO THE GREEN. WELCOME TO TODAY’S GROWTH GREEN, WHERE BRANCH HILL FARM IN MILTON MILLS. AND I’M JOINED BY SEAN O’BRIEN OF USA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. SEAN, ONE OF THE THINGS AND I’M SURE I’M ...

Mulching is the fourth Florida Friendly Landscaping principal, and it’s really a great way to install some additional efficiency into your landscaping. There are quite a few reasons for installing ...

Each year, those with a green thumb spread out mulch to protect their gardens, plants and trees. Mulch has lots of benefits for plants including keeping them warm, protecting moisture and preventing ...

It’s warming up — at last! — so of course Southern California gardeners are eagerly roaming plant sales and nurseries in search of African basil, tomato seedlings and a billion other flower or ...