Laying mulch is a common garden practice in spring that gives flowerbeds and landscaping a lovely finished look. But hostas ...

Shredding leaves in a leaf mulcher significantly reduces their bulk and, better still, creates organic mulch for use around perennial plants. We tested some of the best leaf mulchers to make yard ...

Temperatures are dropping, and the nights are getting longer in Central Illinois. While this may seem like bad news for your ...

Many different materials can be used to cover the soil’s surface, including bark chippings, leaf mould ... the tops of pots. In the autumn, spread a ring of mulch around newly planted trees ...

But if you’re at the beginning of your mulching journey, your plant-based mulches include leaf mould (entry-level ... 5-7cm thick across your beds and pots — which particularly benefit from ...