The bald cypress is the best form of natural storm and flood protection for the Gulf Coast, but it is ending up in garden beds as mulch.

Cypress mulch is a popular, budget-friendly alternative to hardwood varieties for your yard. It does, however, come with concerns, too.

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 touted as slower to decay, but it is made from cypress trees that may not have been sustainably harvested. Whatever you use as mulch, be sure to apply it properly.

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.

Of the ones you are considering, pure cypress mulch is usually not available in an effort to save these trees. Often it is offered as cypress blended with other tree barks or chip products.

When a mulch ring is maintained, with a minimum radius of at least 18 inches wide, ... Cypress mulch is not recommended because it may not be a by-product of the forestry industry.

INDIANAPOLIS — It's that time of year when bulbs are blooming and perennials are poking out of flower beds. That also means it's time to refresh the mulch around trees and landscape beds. Rather than ...

You might have to purchase a bit more mulch than you did previously, but cypress mulch is problematic from an environmental perspective, so I prefer the cedar blend product. Email Walter at ...