Ever feel like you’re doing everything right in your garden, but your plants just aren’t thriving? Mulch is supposed to help, but it’s easy to make mistakes that end up hurting your plants instead of ...

Whether you're a home gardener or an industrial farmer, you might be familiar with mulching films—plastic sheets laid over the soil to protect seedlings and promote crop growth. But like many other ...

While spring and summer have traditionally been the busy times of the year for spreading mulch around trees, shrubs and other perennial plants, more homeowners and landscapers are spreading mulch in ...

Piling mulch too high, a practice known as "volcano mulching," is extremely harmful to trees and shrubs. Excessive mulch can lead to root dehydration, bark damage, and can eventually kill a tree. When ...

WHEN TO MULCH. THE LEAVES ARE NOW CHANGING COLOR AND FALLING, WHICH MEANS IT’S NOW TIME FOR EVERYONE’S FAVORITE THING. AND THAT’S, WELL, DEALING WITH THE LEAVES. THIS IS A BIT OF A DEBATED TOPIC, ...

Brandee Gruener is a digital editor and writer with 20 years of experience. Her articles on gardening, homes, food, and health have appeared in Hunker, American Gardener, and other national and ...

Forest management activities increase the amount and quality of food and cover available for deer and other wildlife species. This factsheet will describe various forest management activities you can ...

Oak Mountain State Park is about to put on a fresh face. Beginning in mid-July, the park will undergo a 14-acre forest-mulching project through the Alabama Department of... Oak Mountain State Park is ...