Ray and Jennifer O’Brien bought their North End home in 2003, just a year before the hurricane onslaught that brought Jeanne and Frances. They didn’t think much of the existing landscape style of turf ...

High angle view of bok choy plant growing in wood chip mulch (selective focus) What is mulch used for? It depends on the kind of mulch! Learn how to choose what kind of mulch is best for your garden, ...

Forget using newspaper to line the bottom of your bird cage. Instead, use papers to mulch your garden. Put down four or five layers of newsprint around your plants and watch weeds bite the dust. To ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. If all you've heard about mulch is bad puns like ...