I took two days off from work to enjoy the nice weather, replenish my Vitamin D and to get started on preparing my garden beds for the spring. I spent yesterday raking leaves and trimming the plants & shrubs that benefit by being cut back before new growth appears. Leaves are very beneficial for the soil and I will leave them on empty beds as the best mulch that there is. Eventually the leaves will form a thick mat and…
Stop volcano mulching!! Spring is approaching when you see landscaping companies spreading mulch around the beds of corporate parks and shopping centers. Unfortunately many of these landscaping companies are not educated in horticulture. The practice of mounding mulch up high around the base of the tree trunk can lead to the death of your tree. I snapped this photo of a freshly over mulched tree victim while leaving a corporate area the other day. Do you ever see trees in…