Mulch is a valuable asset to your garden. It helps retain moisture in soil, prevents weeds from sprouting, and keeps pests at bay. However, mulch also provides the ideal environment for fungus growth.

Q. Just recently, I have noticed brown dots appear on the side of my house. When I try to remove them, I find it is almost impossible to do so without damaging my siding. What is going on? A. It ...

If your flower beds look great but your porch smells musty after a rain, your mulch might be part of the problem. In warm, humid regions, some mulch stays wet long enough to grow fuzzy patches and ...

Is this the dreaded artillery fungus in my mulch? My brother had it in his mulch and he never did get off the black spots it shot onto his house and car. You dodged a bullet this time. This is bird’s ...