mulch

This includes mulch, green grass, bushes and flowers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026

Hoo Zoo has also put a deep bark mulch on the floor, so that she is able to scratch, dig, and explore naturally.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025

In recent months they have provided medical assistance, picked up trash, spread mulch, painted fences, and helped elderly locals who fell off their bicycles, according to National Guard officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

Troops have carried out a variety of tasks, from patrolling the National Mall and Metro stations to picking up trash, removing graffiti, spreading mulch and painting fencing.

From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025

Minutes previously, Harry had plunged his hand into this mulch, experienced a stabbing pain in the fourth finger of his right hand, and withdrawn it to see a lot of blood.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Despite the garden’s neat appearance, Robbins notes that he mulches quite a bit and allows the leaves to decompose to prevent water evaporation and add nutrients to the soil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2022

And, finally, mulch helps to reduce soil erosion, and biodegradable mulches enrich the soil.

From Salon ● May 2, 2022

Microclimates can be created with rock walls and mulches, buildings and fences, and windbreaks created with plants.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2022

Excessive mulches, heavy clay soil and irrigation systems work against them.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2021

Autumn rolled over the countryside as they moved through it: They were now pitching the tent on mulches of fallen leaves.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

That means ensuring they are well watered, properly mulched, kept safe from harm from construction projects or digging, and are treated for potential pest infestations, says Brunner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

The flowers laid at sites across Birmingham in memory of Ozzy Osbourne will be mulched and scattered by his grave.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025

Once again, Bautista started by digging up the first inch of Bermuda grass in the front yard by hand and then sheet mulched the lawn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

In between the stone-like mulched areas and along walkways and drives was a shimmery green ground cover, called Silver Carpet, that I became obsessed with.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2023

The front lawn is raked, edged, mowed, and the bushes are mulched.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Then they added cardboard and a thick layer of mulch, using a no-dig gardening method called sheet mulching.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026

Despite that, troops are expected to remain in the nation's capital for the foreseeable future, and many of them can be seen around the city helping with trash collection and mulching.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025

As the Washington Post explained the need for military-grade mulching:

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2025

There was a motorized combine for mulching the corn, a wagon to catch it and another wagon to relieve that one.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024

She bustles about, uprooting dead plants and weeds, and mulching new life into the tired dirt.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen