Research done at K-State found newly planted trees can grow up to 300% more in the first two years of growth if the grass around a tree is removed, Boyer said. Mulch is used after grass removal to ...

Q: I have shredded bark mulch on all of my flower beds. Lately, I have noticed what looks like wet cornmeal on the mulch. These areas turn foamy and then turn leathery before turning into a brown ...

The root zone of an established tree extends beyond its drip line, so mounding the mulch against the trunk does little for the roots, except to cause the roots immediately around the trunk ...

When landscaping around trees, you have to be careful and slow. The plants you choose today need to survive to be the perennials of your dreams years from now, so careful consideration at each ...

Gardening: Protect trees from damage by bark mulch or rodents. ... You need a doughnut hole around your trees: a 4- to 6-inch area bare of mulch on all sides of your beloved trees.

The growth rate of a young landscape tree can be doubled by providing an area around the tree without competition from grass or weeds. You can start with a 3-foot-diameter circle with a newly ...

Walnut trees are pretty good about defending their territory with a chemical that kills or stunts a lot of other plants. And they're equal-opportunity killers -- sometimes wiping out natives ...

Trees can take a lot of punishment, but they have their limits. Here’s how to work around them safely. By Margaret Roach If trees could talk, they’d probably start by saying, “Enough with ...

In this week's Gardening 101, ... - There are your standard fruit trees around North Texas that many people have in their yard. ... In my garden I put in a pomegranate tree this winter.

Gardening 101: Heat Stress on Your Trees 02:28. NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) - Blame it on two summers in a row of drought and heat. This summer was the third hottest and fourth driest summer on ...

One of the most important landscape investment decisions a homeowner will make is what kind of trees to plant. A well planted and cared for tree should live for 50 or more years.