Mulch: it’s the unsung hero of landscaping, the cozy blanket your plants rely on to stay cool in summer, warm in winter, and free of weeds year-round. But here’s the catch—mulching the wrong way can turn that helpful layer into a suffocating, root-choking disaster. Gardeners everywhere make small, innocent-looking mistakes that can slowly strangle their plants from the ground up. It’s like wrapping your favorite tree in a comforter and realizing too late it couldn’t breathe.
Whether you’re a weekend gardener or a mulch master-in-training, knowing what not to do will keep your plants thriving instead of gasping for air.
