mulch
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It would also increase the use of locally produced compost and mulch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
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
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
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
Kronos could influence people with dreams and trick them, but I didn’t see how he could physically overcome Artemis if he was still like a pile of evil bark mulch.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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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
Addressing alkaline soil requires products like sphagnum peat, elemental sulfur, aluminum sulfate, iron sulfate, acidifying nitrogen, and organic mulches, according to Grove Collaborative.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 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
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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
A small team are working through the tributes, which includes taking the plastic wrapping off the bouquets of flowers so they be mulched and spread at Osbourne's 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 leaves and soil were mulched together underfoot, and the grass was wet.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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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
This process, known as sheet mulching, involves layering cardboard or newspaper over the grass and weeds to smother them, creating a natural compost that enriches the soil and suppresses weed growth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
She bustles about, uprooting dead plants and weeds, and mulching new life into the tired dirt.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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