Wood chips are an easy and affordable way to give your garden a boost. They're commonly used as mulch to suppress weeds, improve water retention, and reduce soil erosion. Beyond mulch, wood chips can ...

Q: I recently planted two vines in my backyard: a Lady Banks rose and a tangerine crossvine. I got the amended soil at Viragrow and the wood chip mulch at the demonstration orchard as you suggested.

Jake Van Yahres from ReLeaf Cville and Van Yahres Tree Company shares the results of an experiment to see how soil is affected differently when covered with wood chips versus traditional store bought ...

Though mulch's main purpose is to preserve moisture and deter weed growth, it also has an aesthetic function, and so the available choices are sometimes the source of disagreement. Some prefer to take ...

Using mulch can lend an elegant look to a vegetable garden, highlighting plants with a raised layer of textured wood chips. Mulch also does amazing things for the health of a garden, at least when ...

Q. I plan to use wood chip mulch in my vegetable garden this year to keep weeds down. How thick would they have to be to control weeds? A. I don't think that any wood mulch, chips, shredded or ...