Proper mulching is one of the most beneficial practices you can provide for your trees and large shrubs, but selecting the ...

Before stowing your gardening gloves, discover how mulching in fall can benefit the soil and help plants better handle winter ...

Deciduous agapanthus in flower beds can overwinter in the ground, covered with three or four inches of mulch to insulate them against the worst of the winter colds. This layer can be compost, straw, ...

No matter what you're growing, leaving the soil in your garden bed exposed is rarely beneficial. Mulch your beds for thriving ...

Does mulching help roses survive winter? Find out from garden experts if mulching helps roses in winter, and if it's worth ...

Gardens everywhere have a not-so-secret hero that works harder than most people realize. It’s not fancy fertilizer, it’s not ...

When we think of gardening, we don’t spend much time thinking about mulch. Face it, it is more fun to plant flowers and shrubs for the beauty they bring. But mulch is the unsung hero of the landscape, ...

A rose by any other name may still be a rose, but mulches need defining. There are 17 different materials considered on the University of California’s Statewide Integrated Pest Management website, and ...

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