mulch

I’m a city dweller and homeowner who needs a pickup for innumerable small jobs throughout the year—leaf litter in the fall, mulch in the spring, dorm-room moving four times a year—but no big ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

When Percy was a puppy, he ate mulch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 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

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

In ten weeks, the garden had generated over ninety pounds of produce—from only about $200 worth of seeds and mulch.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2022

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

Ballard; it mulches mythos on mythos in distinctly Smith-like shapes.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 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

They then sheet mulched the front yard — smothering it in wet cardboard — and waited for three months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

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 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

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

He looked down at himself, and curled up his toes, feeling the cold leaves mulching between them.

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