Fallen leaves make a fine mulch for garden beds and trees and shrubs, but they aren’t the only possibility. “Any kind of organic matter can make a good mulch,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge ...

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A gardener shovels mulch into garden beds around his home. - Georgepeters/Getty Images A good layer of organic mulch can suppress weeds, regulate soil temperatures, and help retain moisture so you don ...

The smell of spring is in the air in Greater Columbus — not the smell of hyacinths or daffodils, but the smell of freshly applied hardwood mulch around trees and shrubs and other perennial plants.

As you’re prepping your garden for its winter slumber, you might want to add an unexpected to-do to your fall gardening checklist: mulching. While garden mulching is often associated with spring ...

Once the holidays are over, most people are left wondering what to do with their Christmas tree. Instead of dragging it to the curb, you can turn it into free mulch for your garden and give your ...

Mulch should never be heaped against the side of a trees; it should never come in contact with the bark. That is because bark traps moisture, causing the trunk to rot and the roots to suffocate. Again ...

A pile of wood chips will break down over time and become compost, among other things. Last year I piled extra mulch into knee-high piles around my shed and near my garden. The heat, rain, worms and ...

Mulch is practical -- it holds moisture and controls weeds. It is also a design element that helps give your landscape a clean, unified look. What mulch should you use on your landscape beds? My first ...