Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While spring and summer have traditionally been the busy times of the year for spreading mulch around trees, shrubs and other ...

Mulch is well-known for its many great purposes. It retains moisture well and maintains temperature levels in the soil, increasing soil fertility, weed control, protecting roots from lawnmowers or ...

Mulching is a key garden task, but many gardeners miss the mark. Learn what mulch is, how to apply it, and what to avoid.

Homeowners have complicated relationships with trees. Most people know how important trees are to our environment, our health, and the landscape on which their properties sit. At the same time, trees ...

With all the ways to use mulch in your yard and garden, it isn't uncommon to run into some issues here and there, including the growth of mushrooms. Understandably, you may think these unwelcome fungi ...

When you're preparing your garden beds for spring, fertilizing should always come before mulching. We explain when and how to fertilize and mulch in spring.

Spring is in the air -- and with it the display of our obsession with mulching around trees. When a tree is planted, a thin layer of mulch over the root ball helps hold in moisture. Also, a ring of ...

Q: Several years ago, I was gifted a cutting from a night-blooming cereus, which had only a few stems in the pot, and now it ...

Shoveling in single-digit temperatures after the colossal winter storm this weekend, I dumped mounds of snow onto my garden beds, knowing it would protect my trees, shrubs and dormant perennials.When ...

Cocoa mulch is a fabulous organic product that can be used on a variety of plants. Here are the ones that will benefit most ...

While spring and summer have traditionally been the busy times of the year for spreading mulch around trees, shrubs and other perennial plants, more homeowners and landscapers are spreading mulch in ...