Purdue Landscape Report: Tree care, in many cases, can be expensive if you require the assistance of an arborist for pruning or removals. Extreme weather events, characterized by extensive rain and ...

Do you love your trees? Then stop this mulching practice. “Volcano mulching” is sure to lock moisture against the tree, inviting fungal problems, for starters. Markis Hill Special to The Star Pick any ...

Mulching your garden, indeed, mulching your young trees can be a good and noble thing. It can help to suppress weed growth, retain soil moisture for your young tree’s roots, and can also help to keep ...

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

Homeowners have complicated relationships with trees. Most people know how important trees are to our environment, our health, and the landscape on which their properties sit. At the same time, trees ...

Really ...? We’re having this conversation again? I thought we had covered this in sufficient detail last year, and the year before, and the year before that. Well ...

A common mistake that some homeowners and landscapers make when mulching trees is accidentally burying the tree's base in a mound, known as "mulch volcanoes," which can cause a host of root and bark ...

Instant mulching is the dream of gardeners and forest managers all over the world. Now, a machine can turn smaller trees into mulch in a matter of moments. Mulching enriches the soil, giving all the ...

Christmas trees and storm debris are piling up at the city’s green-waste mulching site, and city officials are encouraging residents to keep bringing more. While city crews are continuing with ...