Virtually all types of mulch for landscaping can give planting beds an attractive, manicured, and well-maintained appearance. This gardening must-have also helps minimize weed growth and prevent soil ...

Purdue Landscape Report: It’s that wonderful time of year again where temps are rising, life is coming back into the landscape, and people are thinking about how to improve the urban canopy around ...

Gardening experts explain why mulch is important in the winter, when and how much to apply, and the benefits of mulch.

Landscape mulch usually consists of hardwood shreds or bark chips, providing cover to hold moisture and add a finished look. Wood in mulch also provides a food source for fungi that are natural ...

“What could be more exciting than an October day? It’s your birthday, Fourth of July and Christmas all rolled into one.” Peggy Toney Horton. “October is a symphony of permanence and change.” Bernaro W ...

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Sep. 20—The item that completes the identity of a landscape bed like the icing on a cake is a mulch. Establishing a landscape bed and topping it off with a mulch is like framing a picture. Mulches ...

Want to give your garden a different look? There is more to mulch than wood chips – try something new this year to add a different finish to the landscape. Mulches can be broken into 2 groups: organic ...

Keep mulch three to six inches away from tree trunks to prevent bark damage and allow air to circulate. Spread it evenly and ...

With such a rainy spring behind us and an unpredictable summer ahead of us, mulches are an important consideration for any home garden or landscape. Mulches do several things. First, during hot ...

“The fallen leaves in the forest seemed to make even the ground glow and burn with light.” — Malcolm Lowry. “October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the ...