This week's Master Gardener column also includes advice about overwintering tulip bulbs and how to contact the MU Plant ...

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

So while cypress mulch may be widely available, there are several other good and much more sustainable ... choose a ...

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 ...

Leaves begin to pile up on the lawn in the fall. Here's why it's not a good for your turf, why you should rake regularly ,and ...

The great debate on whether or not to rake leaves erupts each fall. When considering your options, remember what could be ...

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.

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

It only takes one good soaking rain for dried leaves to become ... better still, creates organic mulch for use around perennial plants. We tested some of the best leaf mulchers to make yard ...

On his “good” list are animal manures (from non-meat-eating animals), coffee grounds, eggshells, food scraps, grass clippings, straw, hedge trimmings, leaves, paper products, pine needles ...

Every gardener knows that mulch is beneficial for their trees, shrubs and ornamental plantings, right? So how accurate is ...

Leaf mulch and grass clippings are nutritional organic materials that can be recycled to benefit your plants, combat soil erosion, correct clay soil or adjust the pH caused by pine needles.