Herb Clarke, the venerable TV weather forecaster-turned-radio garden expert in Philadelphia, recently offered some advice on mulch. His thoughts: Mulch is relatively new to the garden scene, and ...

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Mulch is a blanket, an organic material applied to bare soil around plants. Effective mulches include shredded hardwood bark, pine needles, coarse compost, and shredded native tree trimmings. Mulching ...

Lincoln, Neb. — A multi-disciplinary team of researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will conduct a project transforming manure and cedar mulch from waste to worth. The project is funded by ...

You've weeded. You've planted. And if you mulched, you've put to use a practical gardening tool no Houston garden should be without. But which mulch is best? Their texture, color and price vary, and ...

Q: Is cedar mulch harmful to bedding plants? I have been using it, and my flowers seem to do poorly. — R.H., The Woodlands A: It shouldn't be harmful. Perhaps the soil could use a boost. The best way ...