Beginner Gardening: Is one color of mulch better than another? , 0 by venice62

venice62 wrote:
Glad to hear all your opinions on mulch!!!

Crash -- I can't believe you get home delivery on Schuler's doughnuts! You are so lucky.

Ok, since I started this I think it is time to give you a look at my mulch!

The mulch I have is made by Mulch Manufacturer in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. I looked at their site and sent them email asking what type of wood is in Golden Rose, the type I have. Here is the info I found.

(email) “The Golden Rose is a mixture of soft woods and hardwoods. It does not contain cypress. The texture of cypress is more dense. It will have larger pieces of wood than the Golden.” (site) “Unlike other mulches that compact and smother plant roots from water and nutrients, Softscape™ allows water and air to penetrate the soil.”

I would not on purpose get cypress mulch, certainly no synthetic mulch, and absolutely no rocks!

My flowers are a bit puny this year because we had damaging hail a couple of months ago and apartment landscapers sprayed weed killer too close to my flowers and seedlings.