You might not consider that lawns profit from mulching, but unless you use a leaf catcher each time, you are mulching your turfgrass as you mow.

“Fall is a great time to be out in the yard spreading shovels-full of composted wood-chip mulch under your trees.” said Tchukki Andersen, BCMA, CTSP and staff arborist with the Tree Care ...

Early this spring, I bought a small Japanese maple that was growing in a pot. I am worried about how it will perform since I planted it so late. The plant had a lot of circling roots in the pot, bu… ...

How wide is wide? A good mulch bed should extend out at least 3 feet from a tree’s trunk in all directions, though extending out to the dripline is preferred.

The mulch can extend as far out from the trunk as you like. Extending it to the drip line is excellent if you don't have lawn grass growing there. Generally, mulches under trees should be no ...

IN THE GARDEN: Best to leave space between tree and mulch to reduce chance of opportunistic pests. June 18, 2022 at 1:31 a.m. by Janet B. Carson ...

Dear Neil: We have a very large American elm, also a live oak, in our yard. We have ivy growing beneath the elm and grass beneath the oak. We've considered ...

Real gardeners don't have weeds. OK, maybe a tuft of ryegrass here and there, but they don't send out a search party each spring for their tulips. And they spend their Saturdays gathering bouquets ...

It’s a common sight in yards and even professionally-landscaped properties: A volcano-shaped mound of mulch around the base of a tree or shrub. But the mulch holds moisture up against the plant ...

A: That raw material needs to rest at least six months before you use it as mulch.It's too fresh right now, so pile it up and let it rot, then spread it wherever you like to a depth of about an inch ...

Mulching trees, especially newly planted trees, is very beneficial, as long as you don't get carried away. Mulch holds water in the soil, discourages weeds, moderates temperature changes, promotes ...