Choosing the best type of mulch for your garden is no easy task. To start, you have many material options, including organic and inorganic mulches. Once you narrow it down, you still have to choose ...

Though mulch's main purpose is to preserve moisture and deter weed growth, it also has an aesthetic function, and so the available choices are sometimes the source of disagreement. Some prefer to take ...

A: If you mean dyed wood mulch, I dont have a strong opinion either way. On the down side, I think some of the colors look unnatural in the landscape, plus dyed mulches usually cost a little more. On ...

Mulch Madness is under way. It’s always a safe bet to go with hardwood chips, the perennial favorite. These days, cocoa hulls ($3 per 2-cubic-foot bag) are making a strong showing, and shredded car ...

Four cubic yards of mulch in the backyard and one more to go. Last week’s nice weather had us putting down fresh mulch over the gardens. We hadn’t added mulch since August 2022, a week before a ...

Good gardeners know a good layer of mulch is good for the garden. For proof of mulch’s value, just examine the forest floor, perhaps the healthiest place on Earth. It’s made up of layer upon layer of ...

Do your flowers good and invest in landscaping mulch to enjoy a colorful garden. With the rise of the heat, homeowners have a hard time keeping their flowers alive. The use of mulch can not only lower ...