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Alternatively, some charities offer collection for a donation or local garden centres may chip up your old trees for mulch.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

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

When I go to visit I always find her out in her walled garden with her hands sunk into the mulch, kneading the roots of her camellias.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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

From Salon ● May 2, 2022

I prefer fine-textured, organic mulches, such as pine fines.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2021

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

“Artificial trees are made of plastic that will eventually end up in a landfill. Real trees are renewable resources and can be mulched up and returned to the ground,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2023

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

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

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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

“Rather than throw away the soil we soiled, why not regenerate it? Unless you’re planning to farm on that soil, the best bet is to put down mulching and observe.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 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