It may not be rare or exotic, but leaf mulch is a magical, free amendment to your garden’s soil that many a gardener swears by. I first noticed it in the driveway of my grandmother’s summer ...

Leaf mulch is also cheap because the leaves are literally laying around your yard -- no trips to the garden store needed. You won't have to worry about how much landscape mulch to buy. But there ...

They serve as natural mulch, enriching the soil with organic matter. The leaves are also spaces where insects and small animals can hide from the cold. Curating a natural lawn and landscape is a ...

Mulching trees, shrubs, and flower beds is a recommended landscape maintenance practice with many benefits, yet it can literally kill plants when applied improperly. Properly used, mulches provide ...

"It is also beneficial to your trees (especially the younger ones) to use leaf litter as mulch around them." Another commenter who lives in the same state and zone as the OP said they leave their ...

Stake tomato plants, remove lower leaves and use landscape fabric to reduce diseases. Cover the soil below the tomato plants with mulch. This will reduce the ability of diseases in the soil to splash ...