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Morning all..!!I've just read an article online that says you can lay a layer of newspaper on the earth before covering with a mulch. This prevents weed invasion (to a degree) and also helps to retain moisture to the plant. Has anyone else tried

I love mulching, and my soil loves it too. Not that I'd admit this in public, but I think it's partly the lazy gardener in me that chooses mulching over digging - it's a far easier way to incorporate bulky organic material into soil.Yes, there's a

Hello, I have several bags of saw dust & wood savings can it be worked into veg patch and used as a mulch in flower borders ? Regards Sandy I mix it in with what comes out of the shredder and it goes straight on the garden.I'd  avoid treated wood

I'm in need of some mulch for my roses and a few other plants like hostas and raspberry s, does anyone have a personal preference and which one would work best on these plants? Morning Ryan ................ your hostas would enjoy a good mulch

Morning all..!!I've just read an article online that says you can lay a layer of newspaper on the earth before covering with a mulch. This prevents weed invasion (to a degree) and also helps to retain moisture to the plant. Has anyone else tried

Hi I have cut back my rhododendrons and want to know if I can use the chips from shredding as a mulch on the garden. Someone told me that they put chemicals into the ground (don't know if this is true) that stop other plants from growing and I don

to cut everything to the ground and apply a generous mulch to feed the soil. Not being desperate to make extra work for myself (and being of an age when my back can be temperamental - unsurprising if you consider the amount of abuse it had to undergo when

in the bottom of the potato trench. it wouldn't have been so bad if you took it and mixed it with some water! Ok, I suppose I'm going to have to stop procrastinating and just do it, aren't I! I've been putting off mulching my beds this year partly because

coming up for this Spring, I have read several articles recommending putting a mulch of compost across the garden to improve soil texture and to add nutrients.  The only way I can think of to do this would be to take up all of the bark chips first - which

Could anyone advise a relative beginner on mulching perennials for winter. Should the crowns of tender plants be covered or just the bases, and if so must the mulch be removed for spring? Thanks for any advice. If you're mulching in order to protect