Living mulch

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.

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

Use this guide to pick the mulch that’s best suited to your home and garden. Learn about types and colors of mulch and more.

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.

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

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

Groundcovers make a perfect mulch. These ground huggers hold in moisture, keep weeds at bay, and look good in the process. Learn more here.

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!

Transform your garden into a stunning oasis with a sophisticated touch using Black ground cover plants. Discover a variety of options such as Vinca, Platt's Black, and Black Mondo Grass to add depth and contrast to your landscaping. These Evergreen ground cover plants not only provide visual interest but also help conserve moisture in the soil making them perfect Living mulches for your garden.

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 …