Both pine straw or wood mulch make an excellent mulch for your garden depending on the situation. Here's how to decide when to use pine straw or mulch.
Applying mulch at the right time in autumn is key if you want to see the most benefits in your garden. Mulch too late, and ...
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Mulching is key to protecting most perennials over winter, and the coneflower is no exception. Adding three inches of organic mulch, such as fallen leaves, straw, or bark, to the soil will insulate ...
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How to prepare for winter floods - Award-winning garden designer Tom Massey offers tips to help gardeners alleviate damage ...
Looking for ways to encourage your phlox plants to produce healthy, big blooms in the spring? Start with pruning at the right ...
One of the most important things to do with hydrangeas in autumn is to apply a layer of mulch to the base – this is ...
Your October gardening guide is here, with everything to plant and prune at this time of year plus gardening jobs for the ...
Colorado Matters spoke with the head grower at Phelan Gardens in Colorado Springs to discuss the best tips on gardening in ...
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