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Ronald, Rochester

"Grass areas quickly affect people's moods by creating feelings of serenity, privacy, thoughtfulness or happiness and its yearly cycles of growth and color changes lift human spirits and link urban inhabitants with their countryside heritage."

Mulching

Benefits:

Improves soil structure
Adds organic matter
Aerates
Retains soil moisture by reducing soil water loss
Encourages root development
Suppresses weeds
Protects against temperature extremes
Reduces erosion

Types:

Organic mulch

Shredded pine bark, cedar, wood chips
As they decompose, they add beneficial organic matter to the soil

Hard

Mineral base, stone, brick chips, lava rock
Tend not to blow around
Generates heat

Proper technique:

Proper depth should be 2-4", over mulching can lead to plant suffocation.

Never bury stems or pile mulch up against the trunks of trees and shrubs.

This holds moisture in the wrong place leading to rot, decay, dieback and even plant death. Trunk flares should always be visible.

Leave an area of approximately 2-3" around the base of the plants clear of any mulch.

Make mulch donuts, not mulch volcanoes.