The rainy and snowy weather over the last few weeks may have delayed your fall cleanup work. I typically do not mulch established perennial borders but leave the perennials up for the winter and let ...

After a season of heavy storms, one homeowner watched every rainstorm strip the mulch out of the flower beds and send it sluicing across the walk. The fix turned out to be less about buying more mulch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are many different kinds of mulch, ranging from shredded hardwood to pine straw. The best mulch for flower beds depends on ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Mulch is expensive and it’s a pain to haul around. But if you want it to keep its black, brown or red color — you have to buy it and respread it every year because it fades. Instead ...

Question: Is it good to mulch your perennial flower beds for the winter? I’ve heard varying opinions about it. Some say it just attracts slugs, disease and pests, and others say it is a good thing.

Key Points Manual removal of grass from flower beds is best done after a rain.Mulching, groundcovers, and edging prevent grass from growing in flower beds.Treat annual grass weeds with pre-emergent ...

Q: The power company trimmed trees from lines in my area. They ran limbs and trees through a chipper and dumped some of the mulch on my land. Can I use this for mulch on my flower beds? A: That raw ...

Horticulturist Daniel Cunningham plants a Vitex (Texas lilac) after creating a new flower bed by using sheet mulching at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at Dallas. Tom Fox / Staff Photographer ...

Q: How many times per year should one redo the mulch in flower beds, and what time of year is best? — M.P., Houston A: Maintaining a 2- to 3-inch blanket of organic mulch year-round is a good idea.

A garden never whispers. It announces itself the moment someone steps into the yard, and surprisingly, mulch often sets the ...