In all its variations, mulch is a garden's and gardener's best friend. You can shred all of those autumn leaves or use another type of mulch to feed your lawn, enrich the soil in the vegetable garden, ...

May is a month when mulch piles seem to magically appear in driveways all over Pennsylvania suburbia. It’s almost become a rite of spring to get out there and spread a fresh couple of inches of ...

January is a tricky month for gardeners. It is usually a slow month for outdoor gardening, but it's the perfect time to assess your garden and plan for successful growing seasons. So, get outside and ...

Planting flowers, perennials, shrubs and trees without mulching is rather like getting dressed for an evening event without combing your hair. Mulch is the finishing touch that makes flower beds look ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close view of a flower bed with mulch where a woman gardener kneels nearby where she has just put down her trowel. There are ...

I love to garden, but I don’t like to do work needlessly. If I can find a gardening technique that saves me time, effort and money — well, I’m there. And you can’t find a better example of this than ...

Sometimes, a seemingly gentle nudge can hit the rawest of nerves. And it seems that last week’s gentle diatribe on the constantly perplexing practice of volcano mulching was just that kind of nudge.

In a recent column, I proposed mulches composed of living plants as an environmentally-friendly alternative for suppressing weeds, enhancing garden plant growth and nurturing the soil. I suspect, ...

Would you like to dress up your tree with a garden around it? That’s fine — as long as it consists of compatible plants in the ground, and is not a raised planter. Raised planters are a common sight ...

The first few weeks of April are ideal for turning lawn or bare space into garden beds. You’ll have the soil ready just in time for prime planting season. One caveat, though. Never dig soil when it’s ...

Mice love a cozy, hidden spot, and a thick mulch layer can feel like a five-star winter rental. The good news is you don’t have to ditch mulch to make your beds less inviting. With a few small changes ...