Rubber mulch didn't start out as a gardening product. It found its niche as a bouncy, soft surface for children's playgrounds. Yes, research showed that if a kid fell onto rubber mulch from six feet ...

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 ...

Bushes in yard mulched with black mulch from a wagon - Ozgurcoskun/Getty Images With so many types of mulch on the market, it can feel impossible to know how to best use mulch in your garden. The best ...

Question for Dan Gill: I have recently started a new garden bed and was advised by a landscaping wholesaler to use a soil and mulch mix. When my fiancé showed up with the mix it resembled mulch more ...

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 ...

Spring planting in mulch helps control weeds, including reducing the need to weed as much. Few weeds will come up through a 4-inch layer of hay. In spring we plant several crops into hay mulch to help ...

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

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. The ...

My garden sure wood be nothing without mulch! Like choosing the right plant for the right place, mulch should match the conditions and plants growing in your garden. Mulch can be plant-based: compost, ...

A GOOD FALL TIDY allows the garden to display its winter beauties without the distractions of weeds. Fading foliage may be another story, since many plants need the nutrients stored in those browning ...

Many years ago early in my agriculture/gardening career, I discovered a book written by a woman who developed a novel way of gardening. Ruth Stout’s gardening technique involved applying layers of ...