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How To Calculate Cubic Yards Mulch Per Square Feet

Here you will find a calculator to help you determine how much mulch you need to cover an area.

Four houseplants that are hard to kill

I wouldn't want to spend a winter indoors without houseplants, says Alys Fowler

15 vegetables you didn't know you could eat and grow again

You'll save money the next time you're in need of some produce. Before you throw away your veg leftovers, wait! Your less-than-tasty vegetable roots and leaves are actually the key to growing more of your favourite veggies at home. All it takes...

How To Divide Perennial Plants In The South

This article provides general tips for how and when to divide many perennial plants in the South

What Every Gardener Should Know About Mulching

Here Is What Every Gardener Should Know About Mulching

Mulching is one of the most beneficial practices a gardener can use for his plants’ better health. Mulches are different materials placed over the soil surface to maintain moisture and improve soil conditions.

The Do's & Don'ts of Garden Mulching

Mulching can suppress weeds, improve lawn health, and reduce watering needs. It can also beautify your landscaping. Picking the right type and applying it properly is the...

Pine Straw, Wood Mulch, Stone landscaping options

Mulch options and varieties for landscaping in the Sandhills. Tips, pros and cons for Pine Straw, Wood and Stone Mulching

To Mulch Or Not To Mulch

The answer is always yes to mulch! It is a matter of how much and frequency that needs to be addressed. It is a common mistake by a lot of commercial landscapers to use mulch in excess which can be detrimental to your plants. Mulch is primarily used for the following reasons: Conserve water in …

What Is a Mulch Fire?

Landscape mulches provide a number of benefits. When properly used, mulch is an inexpensive way to add beauty, texture and color to the environment. Mulch also keeps weeds in check, conserves water, controls dust and enriches the soil as it decomposes. Highly flammable mulches present a significant fire danger.

Bark mulch OK. Plastic? Not so much

SALISBURY — Mulch has now become an essential part of landscaping. It can often turn a drab landscape into a flowing master design in a matter of minutes. Cooperative Extension frequently receives questions from homeowners about implementing mulch into their landscape designs. Below are considerations when adapting mulch into your landscape. How much pine bark […]

How to Pick a Mulch — and Why Your Soil Wants It

There's more to topdressing than shredded wood. Learn about mulch types, costs and design considerations here

Verify: Can mulch catch on fire on its own?

We went to verify if mulch can catch on fire on its own.

Don’t make volcanoes when applying landscape mulch

By Dr. Gary Bachman Driving around town this weekend, I enjoyed all the work fellow gardeners have been doing in their yards. I thought our early spring weather brought out the best in our landscapes, but then I saw it. I couldn’t believe my eyes, but there they were: mulch volcanoes. It’s been a couple […]

The planet needs its peat moss. Use these gardening alternatives instead.

Peat moss is well-loved by gardeners, but it might be better to leave it in the ground. Try these alternatives for many of peat's most important attributes.

Use wood mulch ... save the planet?

New research shows that using wood mulch has a notable effect in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.