Applying mulch is one of the easiest and best ways to help your trees and other plants, but doing it the wrong way can lead to trouble. “Mulch should be a flat, even layer over the soil,” said Spencer ...

We live in a world of phobias, but here's a new one: fear of mulch. And there's some basis for it. As reported in this paper July 11 ("Bitter Harvest in Sperryville"), a Virginia farm couple, Rachel ...

Talk about a windfall: The D.C. Department of Public Works is figuring out what to do with 30,000 tons of fallen tree debris, courtesy of Hurricane Isabel. Like most other jurisdictions in the area, ...