Mulch comes in many shapes and forms and can be used in a variety of ways in your yard and garden. Here are some of the best ...

With fall and winter weather on the horizon, mulch offers another key benefit: insulating plant and tree roots from the cold.

Beautiful as they are, colorful autumn leaves can be a real clean up process. Instead of bagging them up or letting them blow ...

Residential outdoor water use contributes significantly to water consumption nationwide. Given our dry conditions in 2024, it’s more important than ever to reduce our water usage outside.

Every year, as a normal part of a conifer’s growth cycle, evergreens will experience a certain amount of needle drop. The ...

Native oak leaves are an excellent base for compost, containing nutrients created by the tree and inoculated with ...

If you have pine trees on your property, you’re in luck. Simply sweep up the needles, and voila — free mulch. Fallen leaves: In Louisiana, leaves fall from now until early spring, with live ...

Nature is about to provide us with a valuable resource for soil improvement and plant health: Leaves. The autumn or fall ...

Plant cloves of seed garlic 2 to 3 inches deep and 3 inches apart in rich soil, then mulch the rows with 3 to 4 inches of straw, pine needle or shredded leaves to protect the cloves from thawing ...

A layer of 2 to 4 inches of organic material, such as shredded mulch, wood chips or pine needles will do fine. This will help the soil to remain moist, regulate the soil temperature and prevent ...

Evergreens are beautiful plants that provide year-round interest, especially during winter when everything else is dormant. But to ...

Paul Quinlan wakes up at four, vaguely nervous about the day ahead. The tūī are up particularly early, too, as if to herald a ...