Before you start mulching around your trees and shrubs and in flower beds this spring, check out our tips for how to mulch properly.

The solution to prevent mulch volcano damage is to spread mulch properly around the tree while leaving a gap around the base ...

Finally, regardless of your mulch of choice, please, no mulch volcanoes around the base of trees and no more than 2-inches of mulch on any bed. Either one earns an immediate Flagrant-1 foul call!

Mulch volcanoes come from people making a well-intentioned yet destructive mistake in tree care. When mulch is piled high ...

It provides answers to selected questions that recently came into the UC Master Gardener – Yolo County Help Desk. Question: What is the best kind of mulch to use in our garden? Should I be concerned ...

DIY mulch is a great way to save money and recycle yard waste to enrich your garden soil. Here are some of the best ingredients for your mulch.

If you've noticed mushrooms sprouting in your mulch beds, chances are there's something about your garden conditions that ...

Whether you use pine straw, bark or some other material, most types of mulch are natural — so they decompose over time and must be replenished regularly to be most effective and look their best.

Applying mulch to bare areas around your landscape and surrounding your trees is best practice, offering benefits such as water retention and temperature regulation.

Should you add mulch to your garden? Of course, as long as it isn't too much. Here is what could happen if you over-mulch and ...

Twenty years ago a tree surrounded by wood chips was rare indeed. Today the practice is commonplace, for a number of very good reasons: Replacing grass around a tree with mulch allows the tree ...

Whether you're trying to control weeds or make a garden bed look more finished, here's how to select the best type of mulch for every garden bed.