Mulch is a considered a normal aspect of landscaping. Now is an excellent time to apply mulch around trees, shrubs and barren landscape areas. Pine needles, bark nuggets, ground limbs, twigs and wood ...

Adding mulch to a landscape is as much a design element as a functional aspect of plant growth. Mulching discourages weed growth, insulates plants, conserves moisture, enriches the soil and often ...

There is so much gardening jargon floating around it is easy to get swept up in it all and end up missing some really important information. Mulch is one of the techniques that has possibly slipped ...

Many years ago early in my agriculture/gardening career, I discovered a book written by a woman who developed a novel way of gardening. Ruth Stout’s gardening technique involved applying layers of ...

Mulch is a material used to reduce water loss from soil. Lately, it has not been unusual to question whether mulch is useful on dry soil. That may be an issue in the short term if the mulch is ...

This article was published 10/10/2012 (4727 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. I’m very big on the use of permanent mulches. They fend off weeds, reduce the need for frequent ...

You can get too much of a good thing, and mulches are a great example. Applied too generously, they can actually impede the flow of water and nutrients into the soil. Spread in appropriate amounts, ...

Mulch is an important component of landscaping that can be equal parts a style statement and one of the best ways to provide nutrients and protection for your plants. In addition to supporting the ...