For many homeowners, spreading mulch is part of the ritual of tidying up the garden after the growing season. Some will use landscape fabric under the mulch, in the hope that it will prevent weeds ...

While a fall application of mulch can be beneficial to plants, we have seen a growing trend of piling mulch much deeper than ...

A gardener installs plugs in a garden bed covered by landscape fabric. - Virrage Images/Shutterstock Landscape fabric is often sold as a permanent solution to your weed problem. Professional ...

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 ...

Landscape fabric is touted as an easy way to control weeds. This plastic fabric blocks weeds and reduces maintenance, goes the thinking. This may be true in the short term, but landscape fabric has ...

I am tired of pulling weeds. I want to install landscape fabric, then cover it with mulch, to prevent weeds in a new section of my garden. Does this make sense to save time on weeding my beds? — Amy ...

WASHINGTON – Mulch is practical – it holds moisture and controls weeds. It is also a design element that helps give your landscape a clean, unified look. What mulch should you use on your landscape ...

Cutting grass too short weakens it. Longer grass grows stronger and thicker and crowds out weeds. Weed seeds can’t germinate ...