Making your own compost is a great way to improve your soil, make use of garden waste and recycle nutrients for your plants ...

Want to learn how to make compost for your garden? Not only does compost help your plants grow stronger and healthier, but it's also the perfect way to reduce waste and do your part for the ...

We all love the look of a freshly mulched garden bed or tree well. Besides looking great, there are quite a few other benefits to mulch. Mulch can suppress weeds by blocking the light that some seeds ...

When you tidy up the garden after the winter, don’t tidy it too much. “Make sure you leave the mulch layer that covers your garden’s soil,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist in the Plant ...

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The leaves are falling all over the state now. There are several things you can do with those leaves. One great way to use them to your — and your plants’ — benefit is to use leaf litter as mulch.

Mulch is practical -- it holds moisture and controls weeds. It is also a design element that helps give your landscape a clean, unified look. What mulch should you use on your landscape beds? My first ...

Is there any truth to the claim that pine needle mulch makes soil more acidic, or is it a myth? We looked at the science of ...