Black mulch makes a big impact right by your front door. Seen here, this flower bed from @phoenixlsanddesign leads guests to ...

Just because the weather is cooler doesn’t mean weeds have stopped growing — they’re still out there! Mulch blocks sunlight ...

It’s that time of the year, when Springfield Township makes available, free to its residents, black and brown gold-leaf compost as a soil amendment and weed barrier, as well as pine mulch as a top ...

For more than 20 years we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed redwood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have come into ...

In all its variations, mulch is a garden's and gardener's best friend. You can shred all of those autumn leaves or use another type of mulch to feed your lawn, enrich the soil in the vegetable garden, ...

Adding mulch to a landscape is as much a design element as a functional aspect of plant growth. Mulching discourages weed growth, insulates plants, conserves moisture, enriches the soil and often ...

Q: I leave oak leaves and pine needles when they fall in a large bed with azaleas, a gardenia and chrysanthemums. Are they good mulch, or should I replace with pinebark or other mulch? -- R.G., ...

Mulch lends a tailored, streamlined finish to a landscape, but spreading wood mulch too close to your dwelling or driveway might not be such a good idea, especially if your home or car has a pale ...

For more than 20 years, we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed red wood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have come into ...