My front bed in my pre-owned home has rock and from I am told an expensive rock. Hate it. Just put beds across the entire rear of my house and have them filled with mulch - a friend of the earth that breaks down and nourishes the soil. I do not have weed block because I want to nurture and bring along the soil in these beds so that plants can thrive - not survive. I know I have to replace this mulch, but it is almost a right of passage from winter to spring. You can stand there and actually smell the earth. Love it. "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature"!
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