A long-lasting mulch option can boost your garden's look and performance, but it comes with trade-offs worth weighing before ...

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 ...

Q: I was wondering if you could help me by providing the pros and cons to different types of ground cover. We have some areas in our yard where we have smaller perennials, trees, etc. and the area ...

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 ...

Herb Clarke, the venerable TV weather forecaster-turned-radio garden expert in Philadelphia, recently offered some advice on mulch. His thoughts: Mulch is relatively new to the garden scene, and ...

Bare soil is a bad thing, so any natural mulch is better than no mulch. Why am I so negative about some mulches and positive about others, especially shredded native tree trimmings? Let’s review the ...

High angle view of bok choy plant growing in wood chip mulch (selective focus) What is mulch used for? It depends on the kind of mulch! Learn how to choose what kind of mulch is best for your garden, ...