"I needed this info!" Man shares warning over common landscaping practice with harmful impacts: 'Will rot out' first appeared ...

Pile bark mulch deeply and water runs off, so plants struggle and the underlying soil is not improved, though bark mulch degrades faster than wood chips. Arborists’ wood chips are a mixture of ...

Wood mulch is a gardener go-to, and pine bark could work perfectly for your plants. However, consider the pros and cons before getting busy in your garden.

Tom, er, I mean Dennis, and I used to bark-dust our garden but switched to garden mulch about 15 to 20 years ago and haven't looked back.

Bark mulch is often piled high, almost a foot, against the trunks of the trees in and around Salisbury. Does it matter how much bark mulch is used around a trees and shrubs?

Bark mulch should never touch the stems of woody plants. You need a doughnut hole around your trees: a 4- to 6-inch area bare of mulch on all sides of your beloved trees.

As soon as a bark mulch has settled, it actually sheds water like a raincoat. Bark mulches also inhibit the movement of gases into and out of the soil, excluding the oxygen needed by plant roots and ...

What my customers liked best about bark mulch, though, was the finished look it provided. Like a neatly trimmed, weed-free lawn, the islands of shrubs and flowers tucked in with brown nuggets bespoke ...