There are many different types of mulch available to homeowners, and each has its best use cases. For example, some mulches are designed for aesthetics alone, while others can actually help plants ...

Q: The power company trimmed trees from lines in my area. They ran limbs and trees through a chipper and dumped some of the mulch on my land. Can I use this for mulch on my flower beds? A: That raw ...

Planting flowers, perennials, shrubs and trees without mulching is rather like getting dressed for an evening event without combing your hair. Mulch is the finishing touch that makes flower beds look ...

Mulching is vital fall prep to ensure our garden soil is at optimum health come spring. Covering bare soil is a way of ...

Missed out on planting those bareroot plants in time? Don't fear, heeling in can be a great way to protect these plants over ...

Q: How many times per year should one redo the mulch in flower beds, and what time of year is best? — M.P., Houston A: Maintaining a 2- to 3-inch blanket of organic mulch year-round is a good idea.

The rainy and snowy weather over the last few weeks may have delayed your fall cleanup work. I typically do not mulch established perennial borders but leave the perennials up for the winter and let ...

Question: Is it good to mulch your perennial flower beds for the winter? I’ve heard varying opinions about it. Some say it just attracts slugs, disease and pests, and others say it is a good thing.

When the first big pile of leaves gathers on your raised or in-ground garden beds, a common instinct is to rake them up so ...

Horticulturist Daniel Cunningham plants a Vitex (Texas lilac) after creating a new flower bed by using sheet mulching at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at Dallas. Tom Fox / Staff Photographer ...