Before you start mulching around your trees and shrubs and in flower beds this spring, check out our tips for how to mulch properly. All about mulch: Too much of a good thing is bad for your trees ...

If the mulch is mounded up around the trunk – a mulch volcano - it is likely killing the tree and needs to be pulled away to let the tree breathe and thrive. So, let’s work together to “free ...

Yes, mulching can be good for your trees. But building 1 to 2-foot tall mounds of mulch around the trunks of young trees is taking a good idea way, way too far.

So, when the warmer months roll around, you're prepared to protect the moisture and maintain your soil prime for growth. When using mulch, your trees will thrive and look great, too – but not if ...

K-State horticulture expert suggests organic mulch around diameter of the tree. Homeowners who are looking for ways to promote healthy, growing trees in their yard are well-advised to remember ...

One simple way to give your yard a more finished or professional look is to mulch around your trees. In addition to improving the aesthetics, there are some horticultural benefits as well. Mulch ...

Twenty years ago a tree surrounded by wood chips was rare indeed. Today the practice is commonplace, for a number of very good reasons: Replacing grass around a tree with Placing mulch around ...

You’ve seen it everywhere I’m sure, usually on commercial, institutional and sometimes residential properties. Conical piles, or “volcanoes” of mulch piled high up and around trees of all ...

You see it everywhere — mulch piled up against trees so that it looks like a volcano. But just because you see it — and just because a landscape company ...