Bill, We are getting ready to put mulch around our fruit trees, roses and a newly planted flower garden. I’m guessing we will need a couple of truck loads. What do you recommend for this purpose and ...

Who knows the right way to spread mulch around a tree? Or how to select the right tree for a specific space? Angela Anderson, ...

Mulching in fall keeps grass from slowly taking over the area around trees and shrubs, preventing it from stealing resources once growth picks up in spring. Without this barrier, you'll likely need to ...

Piling mulch too high, a practice known as "volcano mulching," is extremely harmful to trees and shrubs. Excessive mulch can lead to root dehydration, bark damage, and can eventually kill a tree. When ...

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 ...

Mulch is a common landscaping tool, but properly utilizing mulch can be tricky. One Reddit user took to the r/Baltimore subreddit to advise community members about the dangers of using too much mulch ...

Dear Neil: I’m seeing the landscape guys putting mounds of mulch around tree trunks in town. Is that really a good idea? It seems like it would cause decay in the wood of the trunks.

Mulch does matter, especially here in the Yakima Valley where we are experiencing hot weather, drought conditions, and water strains and restrictions. Today we look at important reasons to add mulch ...