Bushes in yard mulched with black mulch from a wagon - Ozgurcoskun/Getty Images With so many types of mulch on the market, it can feel impossible to know how to best use mulch in your garden. The best ...

Apply a 3-inch mulch layer after the first hard frost to insulate roots and prevent frost heaving. Keep mulch a few inches ...

Mulch can cost more than you think, but a small shift in how you transport and use it can make a difference in both ...

If the smell of fresh mulch is in the air, it must be early spring in Greater Columbus. As soon the snow melts and the first warm sunny day appears, gardeners head for their local garden center where ...

How many times have you heard that you should mulch your gardens and landscaped areas? A trip to the gardening section of any home improvement store means you'll see tons of mulch options, all ready ...

One of the best ways to control weeds in the home garden is by mulching — covering the soil surface around plants so that no bare soil shows. The major benefits of mulching are 1) It greatly reduces ...

Although not much is going on in the garden when winter approaches, there are a few tasks that can help protect your garden and get it ready for healthy growth next season. The unexpected time you'll ...

It has become a gardening reflex: As soon as we finish planting a bed, we tuck it in with a blanket of ground bark mulch. Personally, I don’t care for the dyed versions, the bright red or sooty black.

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.

While you're cozying up during winter, your garden is working, growing cold-hardy plants and prepping for spring. The mulch ...