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Mulch vs. Rock
We have always put mulch in our flower beds, but my husband mentioned putting rocks in there. Not sure what kind he is even thinking about. We live in Tennesseee (not sure if that matters). What are the pros/cons of this or are there any???
Suggestions please!
Re: Mulch vs. Rock
Rock is pretty much a horrible idea. It heats up the soil too much, is hard to remove when you want to change plants/weed/clean up, and doesn't add any nutrients to the soil like decomposing mulch will.
My vote is nay.
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Mulch is teh standard where I live. But then we don't have lawns due to water restrictins - is is a desert after all. and with our high winds and monsoon season, any other mulch will float ot blow away.
Rock mulch is great for plants that need dry roots (think lavendar, rosemary, etc) or plants that need fast draining soil. It doesn't blow around. Dogs and other pets won't like it (great when you want to keep the neighbors' animals off your yard.)
Mulch.
To add to the other previously stated reasons, getting fall leaves out of rock mulch is a godawful chore.
We have rock. Although I love it and it looks beautiful if I had to do it all over again I'd mulch. The only reason being spring/fall clean up is a real pita when you have three trees that drop leaves and twigs. Leaves (big ones) aren't so much a problem since we have a leaf blower (on low setting it blows out the leaves but not the rocks) but the damn twigs ughhh. Last summer I spent 7hrs on my hands and knees cleaning out the beds (keep in mind, the beds do go 3/4 of the way around our house).
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Ditto. I can see the person who lives in NM and has a desert garden, but otherwise, mulch is far better.
We moved into our home about 3 years ago, and there is Rock everywhere. Slowly but surely we are taking as much of it as we possibly can out. There is about 20 plus years of Rock too.
Rock will absorb heat, and if it is close to your house, will then project that heat onto your house and any plants or trees.
The only downfall with Mulch is that you have to give it a new layer every year or two to make it look nice and fresh. The old stuff is decomposing, so it is good too.