Food, water, and shelter are hard to find in winter, and mulch may be providing pests will all three. A thin layer of dry, ...

Winter mulching helps regulate soil temperature and protect plant roots - but it's only beneficial to certain types of plants ...

Adding mulch to your garden is invaluable for controlling weeds and keeping the soil moist. While bark chips are probably ...

Before winter closes in, do one last thing for all the trees, shrubs and other plants in your garden: Make sure they have a ...

Gardening season may be slowing down, but your perennial beds are still whispering for attention—specifically, for a generous ...

Mulch adds protection to the roots of plants from fluctuating temperatures, suppresses weeds, and prevents moisture evaporation. Learn when and how you should mulch plants in the fall.

The playground at Honesdale's Central Park has been stored after rubber mulch under it was found toxic to trees.

Getting your garden ready for fall and winter is key to ensuring healthy soil and a strong start next spring. To prepare your garden, you should clean up dead plants, add compost or organic matter, ...

As fall leaves begin to blanket Lowcountry yards, local stormwater experts are reminding residents that what happens on the ...

Bulbs that bloom in the spring should be planted into the ground in the fall. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Our monthly “Ask a Master Gardener” column will answer your questions and offer tips. Have a ...

Glen Borgerding met Randy Constant in the late nineteen-nineties, when landowners in northern Missouri hired them to help set up an organic soybean farm. Borgerding, an agronomist from Minnesota, took ...