Should you use shredded paper as garden mulch? It might sound like a quirky, even questionable idea at first—but don’t toss ...

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 ...

With so many choices available at garden centers, how do you choose the best mulch material for your vegetable garden? Wood chips or pine bark? Or perhaps a synthetic material that will help trap ...

Mulching is vital fall prep to ensure our garden soil is at optimum health come spring. Covering bare soil is a way of locking in nutrients and moisture, preventing erosion and other winter damage, ...

They’re not the tallest plants in the forest, the brightest nor the showiest, yet groups of tiny ground covers still stop Elyse Jurgen on hikes. She snapped a photo in Lancaster County Park of a mix ...

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, ...

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 ...

Spread a layer of mulch around your perennial plants before the first frost. Mulch acts like a blanket, keeping soil warmer ...

While you're cozying up during winter, your garden is working, growing cold-hardy plants and prepping for spring. The mulch ...