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 ...

SELECTING THE RIGHT MULCH: A strictly organic leaf mulch is put down in the backyard in preparation to grow an organic community garden. “Happily we bask in this warm September sun, which illuminates ...

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 ...

If front yard landscaping ideas with rocks and mulch aren't the first thing that springs to mind when planning a front yard ...

As you drive around the region, you can see that most landscape beds are covered with some sort of mulch. Although many people consider decorative gravels as mulch, I would like to define 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 ...

Sedges are grasslike plants best described as green and tufty. They may be the dullest-looking perennials in the landscape. They are also the hottest. Leading garden designers and horticulturists have ...

While compost and mulch may seem interchangeable, they have distinctly different uses in sustainable landscaping. Photo courtesy San Diego County Water Authority Seventh in a series republished with ...

Like many other plants, roses can greatly benefit from occasional mulching. But, to ensure these prized shrubs reach their potential, you need to choose the best mulch for roses – and know when and ...

Mulching is a great way to suppress weeds, retain moisture and, depending on the substrate you choose, add some nutrients back into the soil of your garden plot. It doesn't seem that difficult to just ...

“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 ...

When you see any of these indications, you know it's time to freshen up your mulch.