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It's a trade off, Dave. Personally, I believe the natural collection of debris is best, but it's a hard sell to most people in the city. They think a pile of leaves means you aren't keeping up the yard. So it's a looks thing, for sure, but it seems to help on our plants. We have awful dirt...

Dave, that surprises me that you would say it's totally wrong. I agree it's not what a natural setting looks like, but neither is a lawn. We have 39 rhodys, some are 10" at the base and 16' tall, plus azaleas, and other shrubs. All have done better with the compost mulch, and the battle with...

No, they chopped through the roots for the sprinklers. This was a spec house, get in and out as fast and cheap as possible. Mainly, I was wondering about compost (the super black/rich stuff). We had some guys spread a couple of units around our yard, and in many cases, it was 3-6" up around...

I forgot to mention there are power lines directly above that these new trees will be growing into. The big one has to be pruned back, as it is.

Does anyone have a good article I can present to homeowners on proper mulching around the root flare on trees? I see it occasionally where the compost is piled up high. Shrubs, too. Also, something on planting shrubs or trees right under the tree. Seems like not such a good idea to me...