As part of Mizzou Botanic Garden's leaf-mulching program, fallen leaves are shredded as they are vacuumed by the Landscape ...

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Editor's note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.

In my recent column about lawn care, I stated that many gardeners are trading in expanses of lawn for garden beds. Creating more space for flowers, edibles and native plants is an admirable goal, but ...

Your property’s living space covers much more than just the rooms within your home. With some strategic landscaping, you can maximize and beautify your yard. Better yet, updating your home’s curb ...

When you want to landscape large areas of your property, you'll need to know how much a yard of mulch costs. Mulch is best purchased by the yard for big projects. Mulch slows evaporation, adds ...

If you haven’t been using mulch in your garden, you’re seriously missing out on the benefits of this horticultural secret weapon. The best mulch for landscaping beds can help conserve water, keep ...

Sometimes, a seemingly gentle nudge can hit the rawest of nerves. And it seems that last week’s gentle diatribe on the constantly perplexing practice of volcano mulching was just that kind of nudge.

Discoloration, thinning out, diseases, and excessive weeds are important signs that you need to replace your mulch. Pest ...

Ever feel like you’re doing everything right in your garden, but your plants just aren’t thriving? Mulch is supposed to help, but it’s easy to make mistakes that end up hurting your plants instead of ...

Gardeners everywhere extol the benefits of mulch to help suppress weeds, retain moisture in the soil, and regulate soil temperature. Some types of mulch can even add nutrients and enrich the soil.

Creating perfect edges between lawn and mulch bed News / Jun 7, 2024 / 05:48 AM EDT Step into the Home Zone this week with Scott Jones, who focuses on the art of creating crisp, clean edges between ...