If your flower beds look great but your porch smells musty after a rain, your mulch might be part of the problem. In warm, humid regions, some mulch stays wet long enough to grow fuzzy patches and kick off that “basement” odor outdoors, and sometimes it doesn’t stop there. When you spread the wrong material…
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State Experts Warn: This Invasive Vine Is Spreading Faster Than Expected
If you’ve noticed a twining plant suddenly showing up in new corners of your yard, you’re not imagining things. In several states, black swallow-wort (also called dog-strangling vine) has been turning up more often and quietly taking over edges, meadows, and even garden beds. It’s sneaky because it doesn’t look dramatic at first, and it…