It may not be rare or exotic, but leaf mulch is a magical ... moist “black gold” that I borrowed when amending otherwise sandy soil. Today, my neighbor has 10 oak trees bordering his urban ...

Q: I leave oak leaves and pine needles when they fall in a large bed with azaleas, a gardenia and chrysanthemums. Are they good mulch ... Get your Costco Gold Star Membership for $65 with ...

Q: The drought has caused our very large oak trees to shed a ton of leaves, how should we handle this? Rake them up or just shred with the mower? There's very little grass under the oaks as it ...

I'm talking about the annual rain of leaves as the majestic native live oak trees shed their foliage ... I used some to mulch my flower beds and vegetable garden. And I filled the compost pile ...

The flowers make an excellent mulch that protects the soil and breathes really well. It can also be used in the compost pile, but applying directly to bare soil in beds is the best route.

Q: My huge red oak tumbled during Hurricane Ike, and the trunk has been ground. Can I use this to mulch beds, around trees and in low places left by tractor treads? A: Yes, you can use it as mulch.

Dear Neil: We have St. Augustine growing beneath oak trees. This time of year we have a lot of leaves falling to the ground. Is it good to mulch those leaves into the soil? They really seem to add up.

For those of you who aren’t aware that live oak trees drop their leaves every ... another good choice is to use them as mulch in your garden or shrub borders. They also make good raw material ...

And with Spring comes the opportunity to get back outside and work in the yard. Just in time, it is Mulch and Black Gold sales! As a reminder, Gastonia is the place for buying Black Gold. It’s the ...