WHAT IS A GOOD MULCH TO USE?
This question can have a number of valid responses depending on what materials are available at a reasonable price. Agricultural products which are common in one area may be impossible to find in other areas. Many rosarians here on the Northern California coastline prefer to use shredded redwood bark which lasts a long time as it breaks down slowly. It also has a natural, pleasing appearance and stays in place quite well. Other rose gardeners use wood chips, fir bark, rice straw, gravel or weed barrier. Whatever you can get at a reasonable price, that does the job that a mulch should do, and pleases you with it’s overall effect, would be the best one for you to get.
