Winter can be hard on your yard and plants, but spring is the perfect time of year to refresh and revitalize your garden.

It may not be rare or exotic, but leaf mulch is a magical, free amendment to your garden’s soil that many a gardener swears by. I first noticed it in the driveway of my grandmother’s summer ...

Too much or not enough water and never when your garden needs it. This is a common complaint of gardeners no matter where ...

Mulch can be almost any loose aggregate material that will stay put and not significantly reduce air exchange out of the soil ...

You can rake them into a pile at the curb for the city to pick up, or you can run them through a leaf mulcher and make fresh fertilizer to help prep your soil for next season. Like a paper ...

• Applied to depth of 4 inches, mulch suppresses weeds by blocking sunlight from reaching the soil. Too much mulch, though, ...

With so many species of plants normally planted in backyards, some have become invasive, such as the Tree of Heaven and the Bradford Pear. Crepe myrtles are now being added to the invasive list. Many ...

When used properly, organic mulch can provide numerous benefits for garden beds and landscapes. When used improperly, mulch ...

What is mulch? It is simply material you use to cover the surface of the soil in your garden beds. Generally people use ...

Follow our guide to mulching, an essential garden technique. Many different materials can be used to cover the soil’s surface, including bark chippings, leaf mould, well-rotted farmyard manure ...