As fall weather settles in, taking the time to prepare your cherry trees for cold temperatures can significantly impact their ...

The smell of spring is in the air in Greater Columbus — not the smell of hyacinths or daffodils, but the smell of freshly applied hardwood mulch around trees and shrubs and other perennial plants.

Removing this layer restricts the tree from moving water up from the roots or nutrients back down, a process known as ...

Homeowners often use mulch around trees to maintain soil moisture, suppress weeds, and provide nutrients. However, improper mulch application can lead to the formation of harmful "mulch volcanoes" ...

Mulching is always important as part of any fall gardening checklist, especially if you have newly-planted trees or shrubs.

Really ...? We’re having this conversation again? I thought we had covered this in sufficient detail last year, and the year before, and the year before that. Well ...

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 mulch allows the tree more ...

It's the season of falling leaves, and you might be tempted to use your pile as mulch for your garden and around the yard.

Homeowners who are looking for ways to promote healthy, growing trees in their yard are well-advised to remember this axiom: A ring is a tree’s best friend. Kansas State University horticulture expert ...

Those big mounds of mulch, all over the yard, will stifle the roots and make life oh so hard. I know you don’t mean it. You love trees instead. but those big mulch volcanoes will kill your trees dead.

Those big mounds of mulch, all over the yard, will stifle the roots and make life oh so hard. I know you don’t mean it. You love trees instead. USA TODAY Shopping: Shop sales in tech, home, fashion, ...