When you tidy up the garden after the winter, don’t tidy it too much. “Make sure you leave the mulch layer that covers your garden’s soil,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist in the Plant ...

Applying mulch in your garden is one of the simplest things you can do to provide a healthy boost. It may not look like much, but once this helpful top layer is spread across the soil, mulch serves ...

Before winter closes in, do one last thing for all the trees, shrubs and other plants in your garden: Make sure they have a cozy layer of mulch over their roots. “Spread it flat and even, like a ...

Mulch is practical -- it holds moisture and controls weeds. It is also a design element that helps give your landscape a clean, unified look. What mulch should you use on your landscape beds? My first ...

MADISON, Minn. — Ever since Carmen Fernholz stopped raising hogs, he has been searching for another nutrient source for his farm’s 480 organic acres. He thinks he's found it in alfalfa. Fernholz is ...