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Depending on the type you use, mulch can also improve your soil, making anything you grow in your garden healthier and more beautiful. Mulch can be made of organic or inorganic materials—but you ...

Choosing the right type depends on your specific gardening needs, soil conditions, and personal preferences.Below, we explore the best types of mulch, their benefits, and where they work best.Organic ...

Instead of throwing away your empty soil or mulch bags, consider giving them a second life and reducing waste at home with ...

Dear Neil: Have you ever used pecan hulls as a mulch? I have access to some and wondered if they would be good in my flower and vegetable garden. Dear Reader: Pecan hulls make a lovely mulch in a ...

Louise Findlay-Wilson, a passionate gardener and the brains behind Blooming Lucky, has a golden tip for garden experts: don't discard fallen leaves but recycle them into mulch for your hydrangeas.

Dogs love to run obstacle courses on those bare paths, kicking up mulch and, invariably, straying into planting beds. Instead, opt for a dense garden style that allows only enough space between ...

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If you prefer, you can buy jumbo sized plug plants in May – these will be more expensive but are garden ready and don ... before they come into leaf. Mulch shrub beds with well rotted manure ...

Whether it is skills needed for a large backyard garden or a few windowsill and porch ... fertilizer, manures, mulch, watering, and weeding. Cool Season Vegetables: March 18 Cool-season crops ...