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Both pine straw or wood mulch make an excellent mulch for your garden depending on the situation. Here's how to decide when ...

When looking at lawn mowers, there a couple of key discharge options. While one is familiar and traditional, the other comes with added benefits for your grass.

People think of mulch as something that provides a unifying look to their garden beds, but that’s not the reason you need it. Mulch, when done right, provides an insulating layer that protects your ...

Proper mulching is one of the most beneficial practices you can provide for your trees and large shrubs, but selecting the ...

As temperatures rise, keeping your plants cool is the key to helping your garden flourish. However, you don’t have to engage in complicated gardening tactics to keep that yard thriving. Mulch is a ...

The first few weeks of April are ideal for turning lawn or bare space into garden beds. You’ll have the soil ready just in time for prime planting season. One caveat, though. Never dig soil when it’s ...

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.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Leaf mulch Q: I’d like to make my own leaf mold since I have so many leaves. How do I do that? A: Leaf mold (also called leaf ...