Pine bark has the exact pH and moisture retention (blueberries HATE wet, heavy soils), and by adding Holly Tone fertilizer we grew stunning crops of blueberries in our own raised bed planter.

What is mulch? Most popular mulches are bark and wood chips. But other organic substances such as compost, pine straw and ground-up bark or leaves are also placed around flowers, plants and trees.

Summer often brings heat, drought, diseases, and pests that can harm trees. Check all trees regularly for damage or stress, ...

For more than 20 years, we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed red wood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have ...

Pine bark from harvested timber is OK, too. Baker said said cypress mulch "should be banned and not sold in stores across Florida as it is destroying these special ecosystems that cannot be ...

Gardening specialists at Mainaam Garden insist it is "important" to apply mulch to the earth around the roots, ensuring it remains damp. They explained: "Because Japanese maples have shallow roots, it ...

Mulch is a by-product, very plentiful and cheap if you live close to the source. Shipping is much of the cost of any mulch. Southern Ohio has active hardwood mills, which generate lots of chips ...

But other organic substances such as compost, pine straw and ground-up bark or leaves are also placed around flowers, plants and trees. Organic mulch is "great for every type of gardening, though we ...