By Kim Kelly and Cynthia Lafferty Welcome to the Garden Palette — Eugene Weekly’s new monthly gardening column! When my ...

Mulch is something that is applied to the soil surface. It can be organic (pine straw, bark, wood chips, leaves) or inorganic ...

Experts at Gardener's World emphasise that garden beds should be mulched evenly, with a clearance zone around stems and ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Spring is in the air, garden cleanup is underway and a fresh layer of mulch gives any landscape or garden a clean look while suppressing weeds.

A homeowner put out an important PSA for anyone with a dog and a yard that they use mulch in. Pay attention, because this ...

And while people are complicated and need different things, plants have pretty much universal (and simple) demands. When it comes to fixing up [...] ...

Mulch fills many important functions such as weed suppression, reducing wind erosion, and moderating soil temperature.

Mulch does a lot more than create an aesthetically pleasing backdrop for your favorite garden plants. It can help keep weeds ...

Excess moisture around the trunk or roots can cause rot. As Thompson mentioned, the mulch volcano makes it hard to see the rot itself and can hide the problem until it's too late. Wet mulch can also ...

Some popular mulch choices include leaves, composted horse manure, composted wood chips or bark, and other organic materials. Gardeners like to mulch garden beds throughout the warmer months — or the ...