Q.: Two years ago, I put cypress mulch three to five inches deep on my flower beds. It worked great, the plants grew nicely and blossomed well. Last year, I added more mulch but the plants did not ...

Cypress mulch can come from whole, old-growth trees cut from wetlands. Its use is discouraged in landscaping. Some local laws even regulate it.

Husband Ken and I are in mulching mode. We prefer to purchase our cypress mulch in easy-to-handle 2-cubic-foot bags. We watch the sale flyers from Home Depot and Lowe’s, planning to get it on ...

Cypress mulch has long been a popular mulch. It is fair to say that we have loved cypress trees to death. The great value of cypress has been that the wood in mature trees contain many wonderful ...

Cypress mulch is great for paths because it doesn’t wash away in a thunderstorm as some others can. But cypress mulch is a horrible choice for planting beds because over time it forms a dense ...

Many varieties of mulch for sale at Lowe’s in west Gainesville. To avoid the negative impacts of cypress mulch, consumers can buy more sustainable varieties such as melaleuca mulch, or pick up ...

Cypress mulch is a much-debated subject these days. Locally and nationwide, gardeners and environmentalists worry that the mulch is depleting thousands of acres of precious cypress forests, especia… ...

Is it better than other mulch such as mixed-wood mulch?B.A.Z, Ormond BeachAnswer: Cypress mulch does help to control weeds, as would any other material such as mixed-wood mulch or leaves.

The first step is choosing the best type of mulch for your garden. Although purchasing a specific mulch type is always an option, there are many perks to DIYing your own mulch at home. Mixing homemade ...

We Floridians love our winter gardens: What could be prettier than impatiens and begonias neatly bedded in cypress mulch?Before planting your garden, please take a trip to the Arthur R. Marshall ...

Using a new method of analyzing wood, the researchers found that bags of cypress mulch might contain only 30 to 60 percent of cypress wood – and in some cases, none at all.