But savvy gardeners know that putting down a layer of wood chips, bark, straw or other materials around your plants will help your garden in a variety of important ways — most importantly, ...

Nurtures soil with rich decay. Mulch does matter, especially here in the Yakima Valley where we are experiencing hot weather, ...

When using wood chips in the garden, choose an organic variety that's free of dyes, chemicals, and paint, says Mizejewski. Bark, cedar, and pine straw are all popular types of wood mulch to use in ...

Mulching your garden can work as a natural insulator and weed suppressant, benefiting your vegetables and harvest in the long ...

Stores are now awash with wood and bark chips. Besides the usual supply available at nurseries and garden centers, bags of chips are also neatly stacked in front of hardware stores, supermarket ...

I began by asking her about a traditional favorite. Bark had been a waste product of the lumber industry typically disposed of by burning; when clean air legislation prohibited that practice in the ...

Black, brown, red, cypress, hardwood, pine, bark, nuggets, needles, stones – many options of mulch are available to a homeowner or a landscaper today. Such a cornucopia may make it difficult to ...

Q: I want to cover a 30-by-100-foot garden in wood chips because it is on a slope, and the soil drains so fast that it has lost a lot of its nutrients. Where can I get free wood chips? — Merle ...

Arborists’ wood chips have been used since April 2020. This mulch provides a non-uniform combination of wood chips, bark, and leaves, ...