Many gardeners want to learn how to make a compost bin, and for good reason. Not only is composting a low-cost way to nourish your plants with the most nutritious soil improver, but it also recycles ...

Fallen leaves make a fine mulch for garden beds and trees and shrubs, but they aren’t the only possibility. “Any kind of organic matter can make a good mulch,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge ...

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 ...

Make your plants healthy and happy (and your life easier) by choosing the best mulch for your landscape. The right mulch will help your plants and trees stay healthy by retaining soil moisture and ...

Florimulch or Enviromulch or a high quality dyed mulch are my top choices for mulching your gardens. They are an easy way to ...

I have access to a large quantity of pine needles and some pinecones. Can I use these for mulch in my flowerbeds? Pine needles do make good mulch in certain situations, but they are also acidic so ...

Mulch helps suppress weeds, keeps soil moist, and helps regulate soil temperatures. Adding a second layer of mulch after the first frost in the fall will offer plants additional winter protection.

Purdue Urban Forestry specialist Ben McCallister recently wrote about tips for tree care as we transition into autumn and ...

QUESTION: I have a Brown Turkey fig tree about 6 years old. It produces fruit closer to wintertime so the tree is full of fruits, but the cold weather kills them before they ripen. Is there anything I ...

While you can't let fallen leaves cover a lawn all winter, you can mulch them instead of raking. As a bonus, the mulched ...