It smells like chocolate, looks harmless, and sits innocently in garden centers and big-box stores—but this popular mulch has been linked to seizures, tremors, and life-threatening reactions in cats.

Remember the game Candyland? I think of that when I imagine having cocoa bean mulch in my garden. A constant scent of chocolate? A reader inquired if I knew where to get cocoa mulch, and I have to say ...

Mulch is an essential ingredient to soil care for several types of plants. But did you know there are also different kinds of mulch? Choosing the best type of mulch for your garden depends on the type ...

Make your plants healthy and happy (and your life easier) by choosing the best mulch for your landscape. The right mulch will help your plants and trees stay healthy by retaining soil moisture and ...

Do you utilize mulch in the garden? If you do, that’s great! If you don’t, you should consider adding mulch to the garden, as there are many benefits. Benefits of mulch include preserving moisture, ...

Mulch can be a multitasking helper in the garden, something that smothers weeds, insulates plants from cold temperatures and prevents soil erosion. Used the wrong way, though, mulch can foster ...

I recently was asked about organic mulches and their importance. While searching for different types, I came across information from Iowa State University that will answer that question. Organic ...

Brownstoners don’t fail me now…you’ve helped with everything else!! I am desperatley searching for cocoa shell mulch. I used it all of the time prior to my move here- but now i can’t find it. No I don ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SvetlanaKlaise / GETTY IMAGES The right mulch will help your plants and trees stay healthy by retaining soil moisture and keeping ...