Woody mulches, including chips and bark nuggets, break down slowly yet add nutrients.

Remove by hand all weeds that manage to penetrate the mulch layer.

Mulching around shrubs gives a yard a more finished, attractive appearance than it would have otherwise, but mulch also improves shrubs' health and can minimize some garden maintenance. Mulch.

Mulching Trees and Shrubs. Mulching plants is both functional and decorative.

Mulching Trees and Shrubs.

Mulch typically is an organic material spread on the soil surface to protect roots from heat, cold, and drought, and to provide nutrients to plants as it decomposes.

Once you have chosen the right plant for a given site and followed the proper planting procedures, you should mulch the plant and create a stable environment for root.