Really ...? We’re having this conversation again? I thought we had covered this in sufficient detail last year, and the year before, and the year before that. Well ...

Homeowners have complicated relationships with trees. Most people know how important trees are to our environment, our health, and the landscape on which their properties sit. At the same time, trees ...

Each year, those with a green thumb spread out mulch to protect their gardens, plants and trees. Mulch has lots of benefits for plants including keeping them warm, protecting moisture and preventing ...

Q: I am seeing more and more trees in my neighborhoods with mulch piled up on the trunks (photos attached). Can you please explain why mulching like this is not a good idea? And then I’ll send the ...

While spring and summer have traditionally been the busy times of the year for spreading mulch around trees, shrubs and other perennial plants, more homeowners and landscapers are spreading mulch in ...

Do you love your trees? Then stop this mulching practice. “Volcano mulching” is sure to lock moisture against the tree, inviting fungal problems, for starters. Markis Hill Special to The Star Pick any ...

Mulching your garden, indeed, mulching your young trees can be a good and noble thing. It can help to suppress weed growth, retain soil moisture for your young tree’s roots, and can also help to keep ...

Those big mounds of mulch, all over the yard, will stifle the roots and make life oh so hard. I know you don’t mean it. You love trees instead. but those big mulch volcanoes will kill your trees dead.