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She spent two years taking care of the ‘perfect plant.’ Then, she realized it’s plastic

"I feel like these last two years have been a lie."

Tips to Help Maximize Greenhouse Space

Cathy Isom has some tips to help you maximize greenhouse space. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The benefits of having a greenhouse...

An Easy Way to Calculate How Much Crushed Stone You Need for a DIY Job

How much crushed stone do you need to tackle that DIY project? Use this sure-fire formula to figure out the quantity needed, removing the guess work.

What Are the Different Types of Mulch?

Ready to mulch your garden? Do you need shredded hardwood, woodchips or pine bark? With so many different types of mulch, it can be hard to decide. Let the experts at The Grounds Guys teach you the advantages and disadvantages of different mulch types and which is best for you. Learn more today!

How To Divide Perennial Plants In The South

This article provides general tips for how and when to divide many perennial plants in the South

Why is It Important To Use Mulch In Landscapes and gardens?

Mulch will help your garden become healthier and resistant to diseases. Mulch helps protect the soil from the sun which helps prevent evaporation of water.

What Every Gardener Should Know About Mulching

Consider easy and more sustainable alternatives to peat moss

So much peat moss has been harvested for use in gardens and landscapes that in many places there’s not much left. | realestate.boston.com

Mulching Guide: Benefits of Mulch

Learn the advantages and disadvantages of mulching your garden, as well as the best and worst types of mulch to use.

The Benefits of Mulch

Mulch gives your plants another layer of defense from unwanted critters and Mother Nature, and provides them with another helping of nutrients.

Why Plants Are Better at Mulching Than Mulch

If you enjoy spreading wood mulch every year in your landscape, then by all means ignore this post. If you enjoy pushing heavy wheel barrows and carefully navigating plant stems and branches without...

The Benefits Of Garden Mulch

Want to know the benefits of garden mulch? If you're looking for a new way to garden consider using mulch. The options are endless and the benefits rock.

Gardening and Rubber Mulch for Mental Health?

I just read a great article in American Nurseryman magazine by the editor Sally Benson who was paraphrasing a radio program she heard recently. The discussion revolved around the fact that our daily lives are immersed in rigid geometric shapes….from the TV, cellphone, computer screen, rooms in our homes, offices, SUV’s, etc. Seems like everything around us is just another box<br>Stress Relief<br>I believe that…

The Benefits of Gardening with Mulch

Adding mulch to your garden can have a direct influence on yield. Mulching protects your soil from direct sunlight, moderates temperature, and retains moisture.

Mulching mistakes to avoid

Lawn and garden enthusiasts who want to make their properties as idyllic as possible should depend on mulch to help them accomplish that goal.

Things to know when laying mulch

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Warm spring, and almost, summer days mean more people are ramping up their landscaping. A lot of yard improvements include flower beds, shrubs, and bushes. But first, …

What is in your mulch?

Ahh, the signs of spring! Melting snow and thoughts of getting our homes and backyards ready for summer outdoor life. Yard cleanup and mulching are rituals every spring, but do you know what is in your mulch? Mulch protects your soil by retaining moisture, regulating temperature, and minimizing soil erosion. Unfortunately, it also creates an […]

What Is a Mulch Fire?

Landscape mulches provide a number of benefits. When properly used, mulch is an inexpensive way to add beauty, texture and color to the environment. Mulch also keeps weeds in check, conserves water, controls dust and enriches the soil as it decomposes. Highly flammable mulches present a significant fire danger.

How to Mulch a Flower Bed

Feed and protect your flowerbeds with the right mulch.

Green Ideas for Mulch Alternatives

Mulching with dyed and treated wood chips gets messy, ugly and introduces chemicals to your garden. So forget about store-bought, bagged mulch and focus on green alternatives instead.