Shredded hardwood is one of the most popular mulches among gardeners, but it has downsides that you can overcome by investing ...

Cedar mulch may be a go-to for many gardeners for its scent and color. However, there's a lower cost alternative that is attractive and still prevents weeds.

Mulch helps retain moisture in the soil, regulate soil temperature, and suppress weeds. Composted hardwood bark is an excellent mulch choice for the Northeast, while pine straw and pine fines are ...

“You are what you eat” is an old saying, and it points the way to picking the right mulch for your landscape. It’s common sense that if you add several inches of anything to your gardens each year it ...

Mulching the garden properly can make the difference between a thirsty, weed-infested plot and a verdant, healthy paradise that’s the envy of the neighborhood.

Fall's shorter days and lower temperatures tell us that winter is not far off. Outside in the garden, everything is getting ready for its winter sleep. With frost and the occasional snowfall coming ...

For more than 20 years, we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed red wood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have come into ...

The March 22 article “Mulch madness” refers to hardwood and dyed mulches. The hardwood mulches are a product of putting wood debris through a tub grinder. This freshly ground product can retard or ...