Did you know that mulching your garden in winter is as beneficial as performing this gardening task in fall and spring? Find ...

One plant many homeowners mightn't think to mulch is grass, but mulching the lawn is a great way to save money on fertilizer. Both grass clippings and fallen leaves contain nutrients, and when left on ...

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 ...

As part of Mizzou Botanic Garden's leaf-mulching program, fallen leaves are shredded as they are vacuumed by the Landscape ...

Mulching in the fall benefits most plants in your garden, but it is especially critical for some plants more than others. Mulching insulates the soil, suppresses weeds, and adds nutrients to the soil, ...

I had the great fortune to take a Landscaping Design class a few years back from Dr. Steve George through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension program. It might have been the most inspiring class I've ...

Winter storms don’t usually get applause from gardeners, but maybe they should. While icy wind rattles windows and snow piles ...

The first few weeks of April are ideal for turning lawn or bare space into garden beds. You’ll have the soil ready just in time for prime planting season. One caveat, though. Never dig soil when it’s ...

A tidy layer of mulch in the landscape creates an air of neatness and order. But that’s not the best reason to go to the effort. Mulch — if properly applied — is a big help to trees, shrubs and ...

Although the benefits of mulching garden plants are many, wood mulch that has been improperly stockpiled can lead to plant injury or even death. Young herbaceous plants are the most susceptible to ...

A crew at my office this spring threw 1 to more than 2 inches of mulch over the crowns of most of the plants. The evergreens mostly shrugged it off, but the spireas and azaleas both are now dying at ...