Adding mulch to your garden is invaluable for controlling weeds and keeping the soil moist. While bark chips are probably ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Mulching is an essential gardening practice that conserves moisture, suppresses weeds, and enriches soil. While wood mulch is popular, there are several alternative options that ...

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

That’s a decision that growing numbers of gardeners are adopting. Instead of hauling in endless bags of bark or shredded and dyed wood, they fill the empty soil in their gardens with perennial plants.

Gardeners everywhere extol the benefits of mulch to help suppress weeds, retain moisture in the soil, and regulate soil temperature. Some types of mulch can even add nutrients and enrich the soil.