Big River Mulch

How To Calculate Cubic Yards Mulch Per Square Feet

Here you will find a calculator to help you determine how much mulch you need to cover an area.

New Formula Could Cut Pollution from Concrete

The new concrete would contribute less to global warming and be stronger

Traditional burials are ruining the planet — here’s what we should do instead

For all of the 7.4 billion people breathing on the planet right now, there are around 15 dead and buried beneath them.

Heirlooms: Saving Seed from Extinction

There's a larger issue here, one that's apparent when you consider that 94% of the seed varieties available to farmers and gardeners in 1900 have been lost, never to be grown again.

What Every Gardener Should Know About Mulching

Why is It Important To Use Mulch In Landscapes and gardens?

Mulch will help your garden become healthier and resistant to diseases. Mulch helps protect the soil from the sun which helps prevent evaporation of water.

Here Is What Every Gardener Should Know About Mulching

Mulching is one of the most beneficial practices a gardener can use for his plants’ better health. Mulches are different materials placed over the soil surface to maintain moisture and improve soil conditions.

The Do's & Don'ts of Garden Mulching

Mulching can suppress weeds, improve lawn health, and reduce watering needs. It can also beautify your landscaping. Picking the right type and applying it properly is the...

Pine Straw, Wood Mulch, Stone landscaping options

Mulch options and varieties for landscaping in the Sandhills. Tips, pros and cons for Pine Straw, Wood and Stone Mulching

To Mulch Or Not To Mulch

The answer is always yes to mulch! It is a matter of how much and frequency that needs to be addressed. It is a common mistake by a lot of commercial landscapers to use mulch in excess which can be detrimental to your plants. Mulch is primarily used for the following reasons: Conserve water in …

What Is a Mulch Fire?

Landscape mulches provide a number of benefits. When properly used, mulch is an inexpensive way to add beauty, texture and color to the environment. Mulch also keeps weeds in check, conserves water, controls dust and enriches the soil as it decomposes. Highly flammable mulches present a significant fire danger.

Master Gardener: Bark mulch versus wood chips

How to Pick a Mulch — and Why Your Soil Wants It

There's more to topdressing than shredded wood. Learn about mulch types, costs and design considerations here

Put a ring on it: Don't let a 'mulch volcano' kill your tree

A 'mulch volcano' will do much more harm than good.

Use wood mulch ... save the planet?

New research shows that using wood mulch has a notable effect in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

It’s Time for Fall Mulching

A look at how fall mulch applications can help control soil erosion.

Misleading mulch: Researchers find contents of mulch bags do not match claims

In response to complaints about misleading packaging and fraudulent behavior by some producers of bagged landscaping mulch, Penn State researchers conducted an investigation and devised a process to determine the wood species included in the products, and at what percentage.