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I tried using bark mulch on a slope and watched half of it wash away

Homeowners often learn the hard way that bark mulch on a steep hill can behave more like a loose avalanche than a ground ...
Uticaod

Mulch benefits your garden in many different ways. Here's how to best put it to use

Mulch provides a variety of benefits for gardens, including weed control, temperature regulation, and moisture retention. Organic mulches, like compost and wood chips, decompose over time, enriching ...
Oregonian

Guide to winter mulches: Protect plant roots from the chill

Great mulches for winter include bark chips, shredded bark, straw, evergreen boughs and other loose, coarse-textured organic materials. (Rick Wetherbee) For many gardeners, mulch is as common place in ...
Columbus Dispatch

All about mulch: Too much of a good thing is bad for your trees, shrubs and palnts

The smell of spring is in the air in Greater Columbus — not the smell of hyacinths or daffodils, but the smell of freshly applied hardwood mulch around trees and shrubs and other perennial plants.
The Journal

Gardens will thank you very ‘mulch’ during summer heat

Mulches benefit gardens throughout the year, but they are particularly helpful during the heat of summer, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Maintain 2-4 inches of ...