Gardening expert explains the key thing to check when buying mulch for spring, with advice on choosing between compost, bark, manure and other options ...

Compost is costly, I can’t deny it. It’s also been in short supply as more of us are tending our gardens and nurturing our soil. Bark, on the other hand, is relatively cheap and plentiful. If compost ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are plenty of good reasons to mulch your garden and flower beds, including weed suppression and soil moisture retention. Wood bark has ...

Expert advice on selecting the right mulch for your garden, from compost and bark to farmyard manure and straw ...

In a recent column, I proposed mulches composed of living plants as an environmentally-friendly alternative for suppressing weeds, enhancing garden plant growth and nurturing the soil. I suspect, ...

For more than 20 years, we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed red wood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have come into ...

For 17 years, we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens and show beds, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed red wood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have come ...

Sometimes even the best innovations have unexpected consequences. For example, one of the most important and successful pieces of environmental legislation in the history of the United States ...

The arborvitae hedge lining your fence. The bark mulch you refreshed last spring. The ornamental grasses swaying beautifully at the edge of your patio. These are some of the most common landscaping ...

The calendar may say spring begins in March, but seasoned gardeners know that timing matters more than dates. Walk through ...

Pewaukee, Wisconsin--(Newsfile Corp. - April 11, 2025) - A fresh wave of premium landscaping service has arrived in southeastern Wisconsin with the official launch of Best Bark Mulch, a locally owned ...