If we don’t stop using cypress trees for mulch, we may lose our mature cypress forests. Pine trees grow rapidly and produce good mulch. You can buy pine bark mulch in several “chunk” sizes ...

I'm not at all a fan of shredded rubber products, dyed wood, cypress or pine bark. It's interesting that the most popular mulch, pine bark, is not very good at all. First, it won't stay in place.

And uncomposted hardwood bark doesn’t hold together as well as cypress for path use. Died Shredded Waste Lumber : Personally, I wouldn’t let this stuff within a mile of my garden.

Cypress mulch can come from whole, old-growth trees cut from wetlands. Its use is discouraged in landscaping. Some local laws even regulate it.

Mulch is widely used in Central Ohio landscapes for both aesthetic and functional purposes. ... Typically, mulches that are high in oils such as pine bark and shredded cypress bark, ...

F or more than 20 years, we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed red wood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have ...

Mulch done right can help capture water and retain moisture around a plant’s roots during dry spells. Here's what to know.

Other common choices include dyed wood chips found at big box stores, as well as cedar, cypress, and pine bark mulches. Wilson personally favors pine bark for landscape beds, noting its long-term ...

As you have no way of knowing where the cypress came from, it is best avoided. ... Bark mulch deeper than that can actually preclude water from reaching the soil.

For more than 20 years, we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed red wood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have ...

For more than 20 years, we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed red wood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have ...