Use branches and logs to suppress weeds, retain soil moisture, and more. You’ve taken a dead tree down on your property and are left with logs, branches, and leaves—now what? While you can have it all ...

Mulch is a material spread on garden beds to suppress weeds, retain soil moisture, and allow for air and water exchange. Organic mulches, like compost or pine bark, improve soil fertility as they ...

Find out how to mulch around tree roots to remove tripping hazards, neaten your garden, and prevent mower damage. Here’s why you should mulch around exposed tree roots.

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 ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Tree care, in many cases, can be expensive if you require the assistance of an arborist for pruning or removals. Extreme weather events, characterized by extensive rain and ...

Mulch should form a wide, shallow ring around a tree—not a volcano against the trunk. Keep the root flare visible and avoid repeatedly piling fresh mulch over old layers. Jon Rehg/Shutterstock That ...

Homeowners have complicated relationships with trees. Most people know how important trees are to our environment, our health, and the landscape on which their properties sit. At the same time, trees ...

Piling mulch too high, a practice known as "volcano mulching," is extremely harmful to trees and shrubs. Excessive mulch can lead to root dehydration, bark damage, and can eventually kill a tree. When ...