Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close view of a flower bed with mulch where a woman gardener kneels nearby where she has just put down her trowel. There are ...

You purchased new mulch to refresh your flower bed, but it looks different. Can you mix different types of mulch in the same bed? Here are a few easy ways to overcome this problem.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are many different kinds of mulch, ranging from shredded hardwood to pine straw. The best mulch for flower beds depends on ...

Q: The power company trimmed trees from lines in my area. They ran limbs and trees through a chipper and dumped some of the mulch on my land. Can I use this for mulch on my flower beds? A: That raw ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Mulch is expensive and it’s a pain to haul around. But if you want it to keep its black, brown or red color — you have to buy it and respread it every year because it fades. Instead ...

Q: How many times per year should one redo the mulch in flower beds, and what time of year is best? — M.P., Houston A: Maintaining a 2- to 3-inch blanket of organic mulch year-round is a good idea.

Question: Is it good to mulch your perennial flower beds for the winter? I’ve heard varying opinions about it. Some say it just attracts slugs, disease and pests, and others say it is a good thing.

Fresh mulch transforms a yard in a single afternoon. Garden beds suddenly look polished, weeds shrink back, and plants pop ...

Q. I'm preparing a 3 1/2 -by-11-foot flower bed. I've added soil. Do I add plants or mulch next? I want low-maintenance plants, and boxwood was recommended for the back of the bed. Are azaleas an ...

After a season of heavy storms, one homeowner watched every rainstorm strip the mulch out of the flower beds and send it sluicing across the walk. The fix turned out to be less about buying more mulch ...