Moisten the leaves and let them sit for 6-12 months. Once decomposed, spread the leaf mold around plants or mix it into your soil. You can use leaf mold for more than mulch. Check out these other ...

Spring is a good time to “dress up” your garden and give it a uniform look by mulching your flower beds, and around your trees and shrubs.

The growth of new leaves isn’t just on live oaks, however, the other oaks, hackberries, cedar elms, Arizona ash and even ...

Bark makes a good mulch for hydrangeas as it will keep moisture in the soil, smother weeds, and help improve the soil ...

Organic mulches include compost, straw, grass clippings, wood chips, conifer needles and shredded leaves ... under your mulch to improve weed suppression. The mulch you use can also depend ...

Mulch is something that is applied to the soil surface. It can be organic (pine straw, bark, wood chips, leaves) or inorganic ...

Make a few changes in your plant selection and garden care to help manage water use while growing healthy plants.