When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Fall season is upon us and with it comes a list of rewarding outdoor tasks ...

Knowing when to add a second layer of mulch can insulate your plants, protect soil from extreme temperatures, and ensure ...

Plant trees and shrubs at least 6 to 8 weeks before the expected first fall frost. Water new trees and shrubs regularly and ...

All ornamental plants greatly benefit from mulching when it’s done correctly, says LSU AgCenter horticulturist Allen Owings. Good mulching can have several beneficial effects on plants, the soil and ...

'November mulching also adds nutrients to the soil as it breaks down over the winter, and gives beneficial insects a place to ...

The smell of spring is in the air in Greater Columbus — not the smell of hyacinths or daffodils, but the smell of freshly applied hardwood mulch around trees and shrubs and other perennial plants.

Mulching is vital fall prep to ensure our garden soil is at optimum health come spring. Covering bare soil is a way of ...

I think I’d be hard pressed to find a gardener unaware of mulch, that stuff you put under plants to help keep down weeds and make your landscape beds look more defined. But there’s more to mulch than ...

A crew at my office this spring threw 1 to more than 2 inches of mulch over the crowns of most of the plants. The evergreens mostly shrugged it off, but the spireas and azaleas both are now dying at ...

Question: I heard it is best to move rock away from my shrubs and replace it with mulch. What is your recommendation? Rock can also be a mulch, and we call it that in our desert landscapes:rock mulch.

The differences between substances used for mulch are mostly about the aesthetics and convenience of the gardener. “Plants aren’t so particular,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist at The ...

Fall is an excellent time to spread mulch over the roots of trees, shrubs and perennials. “It will benefit plants at any time of the year,” said Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton ...