Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A gardener shovels mulch into garden beds around his home. - Georgepeters/Getty Images A good layer of organic mulch can suppress ...

In all its variations, mulch is a garden's and gardener's best friend. You can shred all of those autumn leaves or use another type of mulch to feed your lawn, enrich the soil in the vegetable garden, ...

Applying mulch is one of the easiest and best ways to help your trees and other plants, but doing it the wrong way can lead to trouble. “Mulch should be a flat, even layer over the soil,” said Spencer ...

Every gardener knows that mulch is beneficial for their trees, shrubs and ornamental plantings, right? So how accurate is your mulch knowledge? Test yourself by answering the following true or false ...

Question: Dear Carol, I know we are supposed to mulch perennials, shrubs, etc. during the winter to protect our plants from cold and cover the soil from rain. But, besides leaves, what can I use ...

Every gardener knows that heart-sinking feeling when a cold snap hits and you wake up to find your once-thriving shrubs and young trees coated in frost. Frost damage can turn lush green growth into ...