I have access to a large quantity of pine needles and some pinecones. Can I use these for mulch in my flowerbeds? Pine needles do make good mulch in certain situations, but they are also acidic so ...

If you need to top up the mulch in your garden, you might be faced with the choice between using pine bark or pine straw.

If you have pine trees in your yard, you know just how many needles wind up falling from them every year. While some homeowners just rake them up, others want to find a way to use the needles in their ...

Learn which evergreens are at greatest risk of winter burn and can benefit most from a layer of protective mulch.

A variety of pink, white, and red azaleas in full bloom - Sanne Dost/Shutterstock Who doesn't love a healthy and thriving azalea in full bloom? When covered with a sea of colorful flowers, azaleas are ...

Gardening experts explain why mulch is important in the winter, when and how much to apply, and the benefits of mulch.

Save and recycle Christmas tree needles for these 7 valuable, free ways to enhance your gardens, improve soil, and feed your ...

Mulching is one of the most basic and essential tasks of gardening. Most of us mulch because it helps reduce the amount of time we spend pulling weeds. Mulch provides many other benefits, however. It ...

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - It’s at this time of year that we clearly understand why another term for autumn is fall! The slightest breeze brings down a shower of leaves from shade and ornamental ...

Two garden terms you might often see mentioned in these columns are “compost” (decaying organic matter) to enrich our sandy soil and “mulch” (material spread around plants to reduce evaporation, ...

This summer’s extended period of extreme heat and drought has wreaked havoc on all plants great and small. One gardening practice that can make a considerable difference in combating extreme ...