If you need to top up the mulch in your garden, you might be faced with the choice between using pine bark or pine straw.

This is the last in a series of articles featuring topics covered in Linda Chalker-Scott’s book, “The Informed Gardener.” All of her science-based information was initially intended for the use of ...

Learn which evergreens are at greatest risk of winter burn and can benefit most from a layer of protective mulch.

For 17 years, we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens and show beds, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed red wood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have come ...

For more than 20 years, we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed red wood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have come into ...

Compost is costly, I can’t deny it. It’s also been in short supply as more of us are tending our gardens and nurturing our soil. Bark, on the other hand, is relatively cheap and plentiful. If compost ...

In a recent column, I proposed mulches composed of living plants as an environmentally-friendly alternative for suppressing weeds, enhancing garden plant growth and nurturing the soil. I suspect, ...

Pewaukee, Wisconsin--(Newsfile Corp. - April 11, 2025) - A fresh wave of premium landscaping service has arrived in southeastern Wisconsin with the official launch of Best Bark Mulch, a locally owned ...

Plus, landscape fabrics do eventually degrade, especially when covered with only a thin layer of rock or bark mulch that does not block UV radiation well. Many gardeners who have used landscape ...

The bonus of a four-season yard is that the trees and shrubs, in particular, provide food and shelter for the birds, ...

For more than 20 years we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed redwood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have come into ...