You're probably aware that fallen leaves make good mulch, but they can also aid the garden and the flower beds if you make ...

Bushes in yard mulched with black mulch from a wagon - Ozgurcoskun/Getty Images With so many types of mulch on the market, it can feel impossible to know how to best use mulch in your garden. The best ...

Mulch provides a variety of benefits for gardens, including weed control, temperature regulation, and moisture retention. Organic mulches, like compost and wood chips, decompose over time, enriching ...

Fall and winter precipitation can be unpredictable. Even with cooler weather, garden soil is at its best with consistent moisture. A layer of mulch acts as a barrier to moisture evaporation allowing ...

The smell of spring is in the air in Greater Columbus — not the smell of hyacinths or daffodils, but the smell of freshly applied hardwood mulch around trees and shrubs and other perennial plants.

Here’s the thing about winter: while you’re bundling up and sipping hot cocoa, there’s an entire hidden world beneath your ...

They’re not the tallest plants in the forest, the brightest nor the showiest, yet groups of tiny ground covers still stop Elyse Jurgen on hikes. She snapped a photo in Lancaster County Park of a mix ...

Fall is the perfect season to start planting garlic, and many gardeners are excitedly gearing up to fill their land with cloves. Planting garlic (Allium sativum) in the fall, especially the hardneck ...

Should you use shredded paper as garden mulch? It might sound like a quirky, even questionable idea at first—but don’t toss ...

It's the season of falling leaves, and you might be tempted to use your pile as mulch for your garden and around the yard.

Even though the mushrooms in your mulch are most likely harmless, you may not want them there. Removing them involves reassessing your mulching strategy.

If you’re looking for some budget-friendly ways to tend to your garden this spring, the answer might be in your hands right now. Today’s newspapers, printed with natural, soy-based inks, are versatile ...