"I've been educating all my neighbors when I see them outside." Homeowner takes action after noticing dangerous landscaping ...

Applying mulch to the base of trees has many beneficial properties – but not if you pile the mulch too far creating what's called a "mulch volcano". Here's what happens if you do and how to avoid it.

Building a mulch volcano of even more than 3 inches deep is "somewhat like wearing a turtleneck in the summer," Boyer said. "Trees with too much mulch around the base of the trunk experience a ...

Nobody that I’ve found out there has any idea where this practice originated. Yes, mulching can be good for your trees. But building 1 to 2-foot tall mounds of mulch around the trunks of young ...

Mulch volcanoes produce a range of detrimental effects that wreak havoc on tree health from vascular strangulation to moisture starvation. News Sports Life & Events Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper ...

Before you start mulching around your trees and shrubs and in flower beds this spring, check out our tips for how to mulch properly. All about mulch: Too much of a good thing is bad for your trees ...

Avoid "mulch volcanoes" which is when mulch is extended up the trunk of a tree creating a "volcano" look. Mulch out extending the mulch out to the tree's drip line if possible.

Professional landscaper warns that 'mulch volcanoes' are killing your trees — here's how to fix it. This one natural ingredient will revive scorched grass and make your lawn green again this summer.

Building a mulch volcano of even more than 3 inches deep is "somewhat like wearing a turtleneck in the summer," Boyer said. "Trees with too much mulch around the base of the trunk experience a ...

Building a mulch volcano of even more than 3 inches deep is "somewhat like wearing a turtleneck in the summer," Boyer said. "Trees with too much mulch around the base of the trunk experience a ...

When it comes to trees, try to avoid the dreaded "mulch volcano," a volcano-shaped mound surrounding the base of your tree. Mulch piled up in a 1- or 2-foot tall mound "around the trunks of young ...