Chop your leaves and use them to enhance your soil. Have a great yard. Save energy by not requiring a big yard waste truck to ...

It has been hot and dry, but we received some rain. We need to be doing things in our landscape and garden to conserve our plants and water as well. The simplest method is using mulches. Mulch is any ...

Picture this: a crisp autumn afternoon, trees blazing in shades of amber and gold, leaves tumbling lazily to the ground. Most ...

Q: I'm planning to use my fallen leaves this fall as mulch around my plants and in my garden beds. How deep should I layer them? A: Excellent idea. Leaves make a superb mulch -- and they're free! On ...

Q: How much of fire risk is bark mulch? I have using mulch for years in my landscape because it helps to reduce water use and it protects and enriches the soil. I live in an area where there is ...

Prepare your garden for heatwaves with mulch, deep morning watering, smart shade, irrigation checks and lawn tweaks. A quick ...

To understand organic garden you need to understand Mother Nature and respect her ways.. Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. --Francis Bacon (1561-1626) You can often hear people say, “Back ...

American drivers wear out nearly 300 million tires annually. That’s a lot of rubber to find a use for. One solution is to shred it, dye it, spread it around plants and call it mulch. But wait! Rubber ...

Question for Dan Gill: I have recently started a new garden bed and was advised by a landscaping wholesaler to use a soil and mulch mix. When my fiancé showed up with the mix it resembled mulch more ...