A garden never whispers. It announces itself the moment someone steps into the yard, and surprisingly, mulch often sets the tone long before flowers steal the spotlight. Color might sound like a ...

There are two main reasons why people include mulch in their landscaping: for practical benefits (like weed and erosion prevention) and for aesthetics. Most mulch comes in black, brown, or red. If you ...

Black mulch looks sharp in photos, especially against a white mailbox post and bright annuals. Over one long summer, that ...

Though mulch's main purpose is to preserve moisture and deter weed growth, it also has an aesthetic function, and so the available choices are sometimes the source of disagreement. Some prefer to take ...

I think I’d be hard pressed to find a gardener unaware of mulch, that stuff you put under plants to help keep down weeds and make your landscape beds look more defined. But there’s more to mulch than ...