Fallen leaves make a fine mulch for garden beds and trees and shrubs, but they aren’t the only possibility. “Any kind of organic matter can make a good mulch,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge ...

When you tidy up the garden after the winter, don’t tidy it too much. “Make sure you leave the mulch layer that covers your garden’s soil,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist in the Plant ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Gardeners have been known to mulch with ground-up corncobs and nutshells, spent beer hops ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A gardener shovels mulch into garden beds around his home. - Georgepeters/Getty Images A good layer of organic mulch can suppress ...

Mulch can help — or harm. Learn key lessons on using mulch wisely to avoid common gardening mistakes and protect your plants. I’ve killed several trees with well-intentioned mulch, like the young ...

The trees have begun their annual ritual of showering us with leaves of orange, yellow, crimson and brown. For many, this means hours raking and bagging leaves to be carted off or burned in ...

There are two main reasons why people include mulch in their landscaping: for practical benefits (like weed and erosion prevention) and for aesthetics. Most mulch comes in black, brown, or red. If you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is sad to see a tree go. Nonetheless, even if it once brought you shade, fruits, or if it was instrumental in increasing the ...