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It has become a gardening reflex: As soon as we finish planting a bed, we tuck it in with a blanket of ground bark mulch. Personally, I donât care for the dyed versions, the bright red or sooty black. I prefer the natural bark color. Thatâs just a matter of taste though, and if you prefer those more assertive hues in your landscape, you should please yourself.
Aside from providing a colorful background, however, what is that mulch contributing to the garden? We all know that a couple of inches of some organic mulch helps to suppress weeds. I learned when I was researching gardens designed to conserve water that mulch can also play a crucial role in that. Because it keeps water from evaporating off the surface of the soil, mulch can reduce the need for irrigation during hot, dry spells by as much as a half. That can add up to a lot of water if your garden is of any size, and can save you lots of time dragging hoses and moving sprinklers.