How Mulch Benefits Your Garden. Using mulch around trees and landscape plantings keeps grass from competing with them for ...

Regardless, mulches deliver many other duties in the garden, such as controlling pests, reducing water drainage, and adding beauty. But I know that some gardeners have never used mulches before to ...

It also makes your garden looks more beautiful, especially when you have just trimmed the grass. You should use mulch for your garden, but what’s the best mulch for flower beds to get? Are you looking ...

If you can't "learn to live with them," Neil Sperry suggests a ground cover that makes mowing around them unnecessary.

Using rocks and mulch together in your front yard design is a naturalistic combination to add a standout look to your property ...

Pecan hulls make a lovely mulch in a perennial garden or shrub bed. They lay flat and, at least in my experiences, they ...

But, unless there is a specific reason to spray, prune or apply things to landscape trees, the best thing to “do” to keep your trees healthy is apply a layer of composted mulch. “Fall is a ...

Less is more when it comes to landscaping. While there’s something charming about old-fashioned backyards — the kind of lush, ...

Learn how to grow and care for DownHome Harvest® 'Little Miss Figgy' Dwarf Fig, a compact variety perfect for gardens or ...

Mulch is another key factor that plays an important role, not only for aesthetics but also for plant health. Gardeners put a lot of effort into their landscape, and adding mulch will help reap ...

Dear Neil: I’m seeing the landscape guys putting mounds of mulch around tree trunks in town. Is that really a good idea? It seems like it would cause decay in the wood of the trunks.

If you've been putting off that landscaping project, you might find a little inspiration in this viral Reddit thread.