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 ...

When it comes to covers for your garden soil, pine straw may be right. You'll only know for sure once you've compared it to ...

Did you know that mulching your garden in winter is as beneficial as performing this gardening task in fall and spring? Find ...

If you've been considering choosing a new ground cover alternative in your yard or garden, you may have come across rubber mulch as a potential option. This material is made up of cut-up tires and is ...

Winter storms don’t usually get applause from gardeners, but maybe they should. While icy wind rattles windows and snow piles ...

“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 ...

It's durable and organic. But some experts say it involves logging in sensitive wetlands—and that there are better options. Gardeners love cypress mulch for a number of reasons. It's organic and lays ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As part of Mizzou Botanic Garden's leaf-mulching program, fallen leaves are shredded as they are vacuumed by the Landscape ...