Proper mulching is one of the most beneficial practices you can provide for your trees and large shrubs, but selecting the ...

Organic mulch keeps soil cool, moist, and weed-free while boosting long-term soil health. Great natural mulches include compost, chopped leaves, pine needles, and straw. A thick 3-inch mulch layer, ...

This summer’s extended period of extreme heat and drought has wreaked havoc on all plants great and small. One gardening practice that can make a considerable difference in combating extreme ...

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 ...

Our natural world is blessed with mountains, trees, flowers, rivers, and other wonders. Within this nature, there are also ...

If you have ever taken a leaf blower to pea gravel, lava rocks, bark mulch, or similar garden materials, you'll understand why mulch glue is so popular for keeping them in place. Most of these ...

Two garden terms you might often see mentioned in these columns are “compost” (decaying organic matter) to enrich our sandy soil and “mulch” (material spread around plants to reduce evaporation, ...

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 ...

Wondering which mulch won’t whither your wonderful tomatoes? WTOP Garden Editor Mike McGrath has answers for you. (Getty Images/ThinkStock) Anne in Falls Church, Virginia, writes: “My husband just ...