No matter what you're growing, leaving the soil in your garden bed exposed is rarely beneficial. Mulch your beds for thriving plants, especially in a drought.

Twenty years ago a tree surrounded by wood chips was rare indeed. Today the practice is commonplace, for a number of very good reasons: Replacing grass around a tree with mulch allows the tree more ...

As fall settles in and temperatures start to drop, safeguarding fruit trees from frost becomes an essential responsibility ...

Homeowners have complicated relationships with trees. Most people know how important trees are to our environment, our health, and the landscape on which their properties sit. At the same time, trees ...

‘Mulberry trees need full sun exposure for at least six to eight hours daily,’ explains Tammy Sons, horticulturist and CEO of ...

Q: We live in a new development and we had our yard landscaped last fall. Around all our newly planted trees, the landscaper put about 7.5 cm depth of 2 cm rock over landscape fabric. Is this a good ...

Gardeners and non-gardeners alike are probably familiar with mulch volcanoes, or the method of piling up a mound of mulch at the base of a tree, but this example takes things to another level.