It's durable and organic. But some experts say it involves logging in sensitive wetlands—and that there are better options. Gardeners love cypress mulch for a number of reasons. It's organic and lays ...

Before you load the back of the SUV with bags of cypress mulch from the local garden center, think about Florida's wetlands and how dressing up your yard may be harming them. Several Treasure Coast ...

GAINESVILLE -- In an effort to slow the harvesting -- and some say overharvesting -- of Florida cypress trees, Alachua County is barring the use of cypress mulch on county-owned land. The county, ...

ot sure what kind of mulch to use in your landscape? You're not alone. The choice wasn't easy not so long ago when your options were basically cypress mulch, pine bark and stones. Now gardeners are ...

The cypress forests of Louisiana have suffered much devastation from human development, coastal erosion, and exploitation by the lumber industry. Now, vast tracts are being clear cut for the ...

BRUNSWICK - Insect- and rot-resistant, chipped cypress is a popular landscape mulch. Consequently, the wetland trees have been over-harvested throughout the Southeast, Satilla Riverkeeper Gordon ...

If you’ve read Michael Behar’s “Mulch Madness,” you already know that the sale of cypress mulch is threatening to destroy Louisiana’s best defense against hurricanes and one of the country’s most ...

Cypress forests are some of the most iconic landscapes in natural Florida, with thick-bottomed trees soaring skyward to a gorgeous green canopy that turns deep red as the seasons change. The red ...