Make your plants healthy and happy (and your life easier) by choosing the best mulch for your landscape. The right mulch will help your plants and trees stay healthy by retaining soil moisture and ...

Leaf mulch is ideal for use in garden beds and around trees and shrubs, while grass clippings may be spread in thin layers across vegetable and perennial beds and then turned into the soil at the end ...

I have a heavy clay soil. What is the best way to improve it so my plants will grow better? The most important thing I have ever learned about gardening is this: The key to improving plant growth with ...

Mulching provides numerous benefits to a garden year-round, including regulating the soil temperature, minimizing evaporation in the soil, and protecting the roots. "Mulch is an essential part of ...

Tom Clamp, head of technical at Doff Portland, a manufacturer of premium garden care products, shares his expert advice on ...

Though mulch can be applied at different times of the year, mulching your garden in autumn has major perks. However, timing it right with freezing conditions is key to getting the most benefits, ...

If the smell of fresh mulch is in the air, it must be early spring in Greater Columbus. As soon the snow melts and the first warm sunny day appears, gardeners head for their local garden center where ...

Welcome to this week’s Home Zone, where I dive into the world of landscaping and discover a unique way to keep your outdoor spaces looking fresh and vibrant. While most homeowners associate mulching ...

Tips for home gardeners, from Arboretum veterans: • First step: "A soil test is all-important" to check nutrient levels and needs, said extension horticulturalist Mary Meyer. • Timing is everything.

Mulching means covering the bare soil with some sort of loose material. Is it necessary for a good garden? Not really, but it does have some merit. It is beneficial to: Suppress weeds from sprouting, ...

As you’re prepping your garden for its winter slumber, you might want to add an unexpected to-do to your fall gardening checklist: mulching. While garden mulching is often associated with spring ...

Timing is everything.