What Exactly Is Colored Mulch?
Artificial and colored mulches are a great way to improve the quality and aesthetic of your garden. Any gardener or landscaper can attest to the war waged against weeds that infiltrate controlled growing areas, and drain light and nutrients from other plants and flowers that are struggling to thrive. Mulch may be created from several different sources, including rubber, compost, and plastic. When mulch is created and laid upon gardening or landscaping areas, however, it is often considered an eyesore, especially for those seeking to maintain a visually appealing, bright-colored garden area. Hence, dyed or “colored” mulch has been created to more easily blend one’s mulch layering with the other plants and flowers that inhabit his/her garden or yard. In considering colored mulch, a gardener or landscaper must typically decide between one of two aesthetics. Is the colored mulch meant to appear invisible, and blend seamlessly with the coloring of those plants surrounding it, or is it meant
