Wood chips are an easy and affordable way to give your garden a boost. They're commonly used as mulch to suppress weeds, improve water retention, and reduce soil erosion. Beyond mulch, wood chips can ...

Compost is great for gardens, but it can take months or years to become usable. There's something you may have that can speed ...

In this week's Ask the Gardener, we also tackle the thorny question of pruning hydrangeas. And if you've got a 'Live Forever' plant, we've got some tips to help that live up to its name. The ...

Iowa City and Cedar Rapids each have announced that they are offering compost and wood chips as the products become available. In Iowa City, small batches of compost and wood chips are available at ...

Unsupported opinions say: Fresh wood chips from live trees leach nitrogen from the soil and must be accompanied by soil amendments when used on plantings; and fresh wood chips should be composted ...

The Master Gardener: Vija Sevier Q. The tree-trimming service I used for my ice-damaged trees chipped up the limbs as they were removed and gave me the option of keeping the chips for mulch, which I ...

The city of Fargo will give away compost and wood chips from 3:30 to 5 p.m. every Wednesday and Thursday and from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday. Fargo residents are eligible for one free yard each of ...

The Springfield News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri, partners with the Master Gardeners of Green County each week to bring readers a question-and-answer column with some of the expert horticulturists ...