Start with dry leaves — it makes the whole process much easier. Look for maple, oak, and beech leaves, as they make excellent ...

Mulching leaves means to cut them into small pieces to reduce their volume and hasten decomposition. Mulched leaves are ...

One effective strategy includes heat treating your mulch or compost. Leave your bags of mulch or compost in the sun for a few ...

Rather than look for termites in mulch, look for signs of them beneath and around mulch. Store-bought bags of mulch are not the insects’ food of choice. Store-bought bags of mulch are not the ...

Mulch suppresses weed growth ... You can buy 2-cubic-foot bags for use in small areas or have a load delivered for larger projects. Because of its coarse texture, pine bark won’t break down ...

At our old house, I would end up with 15 to 20 mulched bags of leaves, which fulfilled all of our garden mulch needs. However, we moved last year, and our new house only has one large tree ...

Fallen leaves make a fine mulch for garden beds and trees and shrubs, but they aren’t the only possibility. “Any kind of organic matter can make a good mulch,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge ...

I'm glad to see fewer and fewer homeowners in my neighborhood bagging and discarding leaves; unlike previous years, I know ...