Great mulches for winter include bark chips, shredded bark, straw, evergreen boughs and other loose, coarse-textured organic materials. (Rick Wetherbee) For many gardeners, mulch is as common place in ...

Most people know what mulch is. But there's a lot to know about the different types of mulches, and many tips and tricks to ensure the best results in your garden. There are four important reasons to ...

If you don't keep up with yardwork in fall, it's likely that you'll end up with a ton of leaves on your property and some serious cleanup to get started on before temperatures drop and snow falls. For ...

Don't you just love that feeling of tucking your plants in for winter by placing a nice layer of mulch around them? It benefits your plants by suppressing disease, protecting bare soil from erosion, ...

When it comes to the success and health of your garden, there are many reasons why you should mulch. Aside from adding to the visual appeal of your garden bed, mulch helps regulate the temperature of ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. If all you've heard about mulch is bad puns like ...

Gardeners instinctively know that mulches are the key to conserving water in the soil but there are a whole host of other benefits associated with mulches that are not always obvious, particularly for ...

GRIMES COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) - “The process of making mulch starts at the curb,” said Samantha Best, deputy director of Twin Oaks Landfill. If residents “source-separate” the trash at the curb, meaning ...