Make your plants healthy and happy (and your life easier) by choosing the best mulch for your landscape. The right mulch will help your plants and trees stay healthy by retaining soil moisture and ...

The calendar may say spring begins in March, but seasoned gardeners know that timing matters more than dates. Walk through ...

Leaf mulch is ideal for use in garden beds and around trees and shrubs, while grass clippings may be spread in thin layers across vegetable and perennial beds and then turned into the soil at the end ...

Mulching provides numerous benefits to a garden year-round, including regulating the soil temperature, minimizing evaporation in the soil, and protecting the roots. "Mulch is an essential part of ...

Landscape fabric can help suppress weeds but deteriorates over time. Learn more about using and removing landscape fabric before adding fresh mulch to landscape beds.

I have a heavy clay soil. What is the best way to improve it so my plants will grow better? The most important thing I have ever learned about gardening is this: The key to improving plant growth with ...

Welcome to this week’s Home Zone, where I dive into the world of landscaping and discover a unique way to keep your outdoor spaces looking fresh and vibrant. While most homeowners associate mulching ...

If the smell of fresh mulch is in the air, it must be early spring in Greater Columbus. As soon the snow melts and the first warm sunny day appears, gardeners head for their local garden center where ...

Mulching means covering the bare soil with some sort of loose material. Is it necessary for a good garden? Not really, but it does have some merit. It is beneficial to: Suppress weeds from sprouting, ...

Tips for home gardeners, from Arboretum veterans: • First step: "A soil test is all-important" to check nutrient levels and needs, said extension horticulturalist Mary Meyer. • Timing is everything.

This organic material is an easy way to protect your plants. Mulch is a gardener's best friend. Mulch, often shredded bark, straw, or leaves, is important to use in your garden. This organic material ...