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It has been doing that through grazing cattle, which eat the vegetation, while in other areas land managers have used machines to cut and mulch the grass, gorse, bracken and heather.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

When Percy was a puppy, he ate mulch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

At first, he was happy to keep the fallen trees from being cut into stumps, turned into mulch or sent to landfills, even if that meant just selling the wood as lumber.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 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

“Where should I start? Poet, philosopher, fisherman. My pop calls me a bum, but that’s elitist, don’t you think? I can split wood, spread mulch, pour beer and grow perfect tomatoes.”

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

There are plenty of mulches that come for free — if you have a yard, you can recycle organic materials such as leaves to make your own mulch.

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

It offers landscaping materials, including soils, mulches and wood chips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2020

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

It’s a strange and silent place, in which all the beds are neatly made, the floors around them no longer mulched with clothing, charge cords and snack wrappers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025

Plants can also be "mulched" to stop moisture escaping, by adding material such as wood chippings to the top of the soil.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2023

Coarsely mulched soil that’s rich in organic matter, like leaf mold, supports good soil biology, consisting of beneficial fungi and larger soil organisms such as earthworms, millipedes and ground beetles.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2022

The leaves and soil were mulched together underfoot, and the grass was wet.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

Scattering straw between vines, known as mulching, is not new, but what has changed is its purpose: from improving general soil health to helping vineyards withstand a warming climate.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 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

Working on weekends, the couple installed the pathways and mulched the soil after it had decomposed under the weight of the sheet mulching.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025

What is the voice, I meditated, but an expulsion of air; a few vapors scented with the curdled decoctions of the stomach, vegetables mulching and pulverized beef?

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson