Mulch offers a wide range of benefits to your garden, from weed suppression to moisture retention. If you want to DIY your ...

Fall is an excellent time to spread mulch over the roots of trees, shrubs and perennials. “It will benefit plants at any time of the year,” said Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton ...

Applying mulch is one of the easiest and best ways to help your trees and other plants, but doing it the wrong way can lead to trouble. “Mulch should be a flat, even layer over the soil,” said Spencer ...

Question: I am ready to add a new layer of mulch around the shrubs. Do I remove the old mulch when applying the new pine bark? Answer: Leave the old mulch in place and add a new layer of pine bark.

Although not much is going on in the garden when winter approaches, there are a few tasks that can help protect your garden and get it ready for healthy growth next season. The unexpected time you'll ...

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 ...

Covering the ground with a blanket of mulch is one of the easiest, quickest and most effective things you can do to protect, enrich and maintain the beauty and health of your garden. That may not come ...

Head out into the forest and you'll find every plant surrounded by nature's mulch — fallen leaves and decomposing vegetation. The soil beneath the litter is usually moist and nutrient-rich. We can ...

Mulch is a workhorse in the garden. It suppresses weeds and regulates soil temperatures. It also helps hold moisture in the soil — especially important this past summer. To get the most benefit of ...