Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Landscaping with large mulched areas - Georgepeters/Getty Images Choosing the best type of mulch for your garden is no easy task.

A garden never whispers. It announces itself the moment someone steps into the yard, and surprisingly, mulch often sets the tone long before flowers steal the spotlight. Color might sound like a ...

There are two main reasons why people include mulch in their landscaping: for practical benefits (like weed and erosion prevention) and for aesthetics. Most mulch comes in black, brown, or red. If you ...

Red is a fine color for the garden when it comes in the form of Triumph tulips, Lobelia cardinalis or Crocosmia “Lucifer.” But there’s nothing at ground level that ought to be red. In my mind, plants ...

Q: Black mulch seems to be very popular this year. I like the way the mulch appears fresh long after it has been put in garden beds. However, I also heard that its chemical composition can be damaging ...

Woodchips are easily obtained in bulk for mulches that weather to a natural organic color the first season in the garden. Handout TNS Brick red-dyed mulch is the equivalent of the 1970s orange shag ...

Peterson Corp., a maker of horizontal recyclers offering optimal mulch production, is now introducing a dry coloring system to make grinding and coloring in a single pass both easy and economical. The ...

Plastic mulches have been used in vegetable production in the United States since the 1950s. Black plastic (polyethylene) mulch generates warmer soil temperatures and holds more moisture than bare ...