Living mulch

Want to try living mulch to improve your garden? These ideas will help you have higher yields and healthier plants (plus less work!).

Living, or green, mulch is a fabulous way to enrich the soil and supress weeds. Here's how to pick a species and make it work for you.

Living mulch provides numerous benefits to the garden and soil. What is living mulch? Any plant that is used to cover an area of soil and adds nutrients, enhances soil porosity, decreases weeds and prevents soil erosion, among other attributes. This article will help.

Last month we looked at Leaf Mold, Mulch or Compost. That’s from the end of life of tree leaves. This month I would like you to take a think about Living Mulch! It is by contrast, an ongoing …

Let’s face it, anywhere you put mulch, you can dig a hole and plant ground cover. Indeed, ground cover plants are simply living mulches that don’t cost time or money to install every spring. Just like mulch they help retain soil moisture, and they keep weeds from crowding in. Ground cover also provides an extra layer of color and, often, beautiful flowers.

Learn the landscaping pros and cons of mulch vs. rocks including benefits of river rock vs. mulch, and replacing mulch with stone.

The goal of a good design is to unify a space by providing blocks of color or texture that capture or direct the viewer's eye. It is one of the most basic landscape design principles. Find out how to do it in your landscape in this post, and attract beneficial insects, too!

Struggling to keep your garden mulch in place? Learn proven tips and tricks to secure your mulch, prevent erosion, and keep your garden looking beautiful all year round! From choosing the right mulch type to using landscape fabric and edging, we've got all the expert advice you need. Say goodbye to messy mulch displacement and hello to a tidy, well-maintained garden!

Here are 19 organic and inorganic garden mulch options and when to use them to suppress weeds, improve soil nutrients and enhance beauty.