Mulch helps retain moisture in the soil, regulate soil temperature, and suppress weeds. Composted hardwood bark is an excellent mulch choice for the Northeast, while pine straw and pine fines are ...

Welcome to Mulch World. This is where the grumpy gardener is gonna tell you everything you need to know about the mulches for your garden, the ones that are really good, and the ones that really stink ...

If you need to top up the mulch in your garden, you might be faced with the choice between using pine bark or pine straw.

Winter storms don’t usually get applause from gardeners, but maybe they should. While icy wind rattles windows and snow piles ...