Welcome to this week’s Home Zone, where I dive into the world of landscaping and discover a unique way to keep your outdoor spaces looking fresh and vibrant. While most homeowners associate mulching ...

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

Q: I have shredded bark mulch on all of my flower beds. Lately, I have noticed what looks like wet cornmeal on the mulch. These areas turn foamy and then turn leathery before turning into a brown ...

Mulch provides a variety of benefits for gardens, including weed control, temperature regulation, and moisture retention. Organic mulches, like compost and wood chips, decompose over time, enriching ...

Mulch is miraculous stuff. It keeps weeds at bay, fertilizes the soil, and minimizes the effects of too-hot (or too-cold) temperatures. Certain types even repel pests. But the single best argument for ...

While a fall application of mulch can be beneficial to plants, we have seen a growing trend of piling mulch much deeper than ...

Whether you're a full-time gardener or just a weekend warrior when it comes to tending to your lawn, making your landscape more aesthetically appealing is the goal of many a green thumber. A ...

The smell of spring is in the air in Greater Columbus — not the smell of hyacinths or daffodils, but the smell of freshly applied hardwood mulch around trees and shrubs and other perennial plants.

Bushes in yard mulched with black mulch from a wagon - Ozgurcoskun/Getty Images With so many types of mulch on the market, it can feel impossible to know how to best use mulch in your garden. The best ...