Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pine Fines mulch is small bits of pine bark leftover from processing pine logs for lumber. OK, you caught me. I realize March ...

Proper mulching is one of the most beneficial practices you can provide for your trees and large shrubs, but selecting the right type of mulch makes all the difference. Organic mulches such as ...

Gardens often struggle when heat rises, rainfall drops, and weeds move in fast. Mulch changes that equation by acting like a ...

This summer’s extended period of extreme heat and drought has wreaked havoc on all plants great and small. One gardening practice that can make a considerable difference in combating extreme ...

When you’re mulching your trees, you want to create a doughnut shape around them with the mulch so they will receive vital nutrients and receive water at the roots without dampening the tree’s trunk.

INDIANAPOLIS – A critical sign of health throughout a tree’s lifetime is the base of the trunk where the roots spread into the ground. That part of the tree is called the flare. It needs to be kept ...

April 28 was Arbor Day, and I was working with a local community to help celebrate by planting a tree. Of course, one of the important parts of planting a tree is making sure to mulch the tree after ...

Mulch locks in moisture, regulates temperature, and prevents weeds.

LOCAL GARDEN GURU Christina Pfeiffer maintains that proper mulching is the secret to beautiful gardens. Pfeiffer, a professional horticulturist and popular garden educator, recommends mulching the ...