Mulch alternatives

Mulching is an important part of gardening, but sometimes the traditional mulch options just don't fit the bill. Here are 5 great alternatives to traditional mulch that will help your garden thrive all year long!

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

Decided to landscape your garden but ran out of mulch? And the store near you is out? Time to consider one of the mulch alternatives...

Boost curb appeal to your home with alternatives to traditional landscape materials!

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

Instead of spreading mulch around trees every spring, why not try these planting ideas? They can improve your tree's health, too!

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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.

Mulching doesn't have to be an annual chore. Instead, plant thickly to suppress weeds in the garden, and use mulch as a temporary measure.

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Considering cedar mulch for your yard? Here are five reasons to skip it, plus excellent alternative options to use instead.

These hardy outdoor plants won't just boost your home's curb appeal, but they'll survive every condition, even a dry, sandy, or shady yard.

What do you do with all of that leftover material you have in your yard in the fall? There are so many ways to use it. Why use it to mulch your garden? What kind of mulch is best for the garden? Straw mulch, bark mulch, wood mulch, rock mulch? What works best and why use mulch in the vegetable garden.

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Do you need to apply a layer or two of mulch to your garden or landscaping? Take a look at these ways to mulch for cheap or free!

Regular mulch will quickly break down, will require frequent replacement, and can become home to a wide variety of unwanted pests. Glass mulch is an ideal alternative, but purchasing the many pounds needed to cover large areas can be a costly undertaking. The perfect solution is to make your own glass mulch at a fraction of the cost. How can you make glass mulch at home?

Horticulturist Stacey Parker shares her method for breaking up her lawn using cardboard to accommodate the drought conditions.

Mulch can get expensive, especially if you buy from a garden center. These 24 cheap mulch ideas will save you a ton of money and are really easy to do! #mulch #gardening #epicgardening

CREEKSIDE outdoor living on Instagram: "mulch straight to dirt"

It’s official. All my vegetable seeds have been planted here on the east coast and now it’s time to start thinking about how I am going to mulch the beds. Back home in Washington, I don’t really need to mulch my beds because I’m outside puttering around the garden everyday with Lucy. If a weed Read More >>