Homeowners often learn the hard way that bark mulch on a steep hill can behave more like a loose avalanche than a ground ...

The use of tree-bark mulch in home gardens is a lesson learned from nature. In the forest, plants use fallen bark and other natural debris as a protective coat. By laying bark mulch on your soil, you ...

Bark is a compilation of dead cells that are gradually sloughed off as the trunk grows in diameter. It is formed by an amazing, thin layer of cells known as the vascular cambium. Outer bark — the part ...

Mulch doesn't necessarily attract termites; they need high humidity and moisture to survive, and mulch is generally on the ...

Japanese maples are at the top of my list of favorite trees. There is such diversity in growth habit, foliage color, leaf-type, form and even bark color among this group of trees that there really is ...

As gardeners look for features that will give their landscapes interest in the winter, they turn to the color of evergreens and the architecture of ornamental grasses, but they sometimes overlook bark ...

When mulch keeps sliding across a front walk after every storm, the problem is rarely just cosmetic. Repeated washouts ...

Fed up with hauling bark mulch bags? Meet 11 living ground covers that cool UK beds, cut weeding and watering, and brighten borders all season.

At this season, one of the most important features of trees and shrubs really shines: bark. “In winter, with the leaves gone, it’s more exposed, and we can really see it,” says Kris Bachtell, vice ...