In all its variations, mulch is a garden's and gardener's best friend. You can shred all of those autumn leaves or use another type of mulch to feed your lawn, enrich the soil in the vegetable garden, ...

How many times have you heard that you should mulch your gardens and landscaped areas? A trip to the gardening section of any home improvement store means you'll see tons of mulch options, all ready ...

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 ...

This video shows what happens when you use mulch in the garden such as grass clippings, sugarcane, woodchip, poultry litter, cardboard, and even general garden waste. Self Sufficient Me is based on ...

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 ...

Do You Need to Mulch Every Year? No, you don’t have to mulch every year, but doing so can benefit your garden. Choosing to mulch isn’t a one-size-fits-all task and depends upon several factors. "It ...

One of the best ways to control weeds in the home garden is by mulching — covering the soil surface around plants so that no bare soil shows. The major benefits of mulching are 1) It greatly reduces ...

In this week's Ask the Gardener, we also tackle the thorny question of pruning hydrangeas. And if you've got a 'Live Forever' plant, we've got some tips to help that live up to its name. The ...

One of the most important things to do with hydrangeas in autumn is to apply a layer of mulch to the base – this is particularly important at this time of year as mulch helps protect plants from frost ...