Published July 13, 2009, 12:00 AM

Gardening Mulch


This photo taken in June 2009 shows mulched trees with a sculpture in New Paltz, NY. The dictionary says that mulch is anything that you lay on top of the soil to protect it. Protect it from what, though? Sun and rain, that’s what. (AP Photo/Lee Reich)
Read the article: Let mulch work for you