I have tried mulch, pine straw, bark nuggets and landscape rock in the past 10 years. I have now gone back to landscape rock but I pull the rock away from the base of plants and bushes to avoid the problem of overheating the soil above the plant roots during the summer season and have found this to be the best for me. Everyone has their own preferences and tastes, but I love the neat look of the rock and it is maintenance free. The other options all fade out in color and lose their good looks fairly quickly, but rocks always retain their neat aesthetic value. The other options also bring lots of ticks and spiders.
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