{"id":8201,"date":"2024-04-29T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/?p=8201"},"modified":"2024-04-29T16:27:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T20:27:34","slug":"mulch-appreciated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/mulch-appreciated\/","title":{"rendered":"Mulch Appreciated!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spring is upon us and we are selling through our mulch at a mind-boggling pace. Hardwood mulch is incredibly popular with homeowners and contractors alike, but have you considered that there is an alternative? What if I told you that this aesthetically pleasing alternative not only suppresses weeds and smells good, it even inhibits several common pests?<\/p>\n<p>Cedar mulch is all of these things!<\/p>\n<p>Mulch, in general, helps the soil retain moisture by preventing rapid evaporation. It acts as a protective layer, keeping the soil temperature stable, and providing insulation for plant roots.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cedar Mulch on a Driveway\" data-id=\"8205\" width=\"683\" data-init-width=\"683\" height=\"381\" data-init-height=\"381\" title=\"5-Cedarmulch-for-landscape-in-drive\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-Cedarmulch-for-landscape-in-drive.jpg\" data-width=\"683\" data-height=\"381\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The reddish-brown color of cedar mulch adds visual appeal to garden beds, walkways, and around trees. It complements shrubs and ornamental plants beautifully and can create inspiring contrast to accents on a home or commercial building.<\/p>\n<p>Property owners and maintenance crews may find the battle with persistent weeds is much easier to win with cedar mulch, homeowners may enjoy a landscape that is easier to manage and maintain.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8207\" width=\"337\" data-init-width=\"400\" height=\"337\" data-init-height=\"400\" title=\"5-20240429_105231\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-20240429_105231.jpg\" data-width=\"337\" data-height=\"337\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cedar mulch decomposes slower than hardwood mulch. This longevity translates to cost savings for homeowners. They won\u2019t need to replace it annually, making it a more sustainable and budget-friendly option.<\/p>\n<p>Cedar mulch is like a natural bug barrier for your garden. The secret lies in the aromatic compounds found in the wood, including cedrol, thujaplicin, and thujone. These compounds have pest-repelling properties, making cedar mulch an effective deterrent against insects such as roaches, moths, ants, and termites.<\/p>\n<p>These compounds have been <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/24690252\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tested for efficacy against gnats<\/a> and are even available extracted as a pesticidal spray for indoor plants.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8206\" width=\"683\" data-init-width=\"683\" height=\"388\" data-init-height=\"388\" title=\"5-20240429_105334\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-20240429_105334.jpg\" data-width=\"683\" data-height=\"388\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The next time you\u2019re discussing mulch options with your clients, consider emphasizing the cedar advantage!<\/p>\n<p><em>Looking for even better weed control? Try putting Treflan granular pre-emergent down before the mulch<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8213\" width=\"219\" data-init-width=\"683\" height=\"162\" data-init-height=\"506\" title=\"5-20210413_091334\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-20210413_091334.jpg\" data-width=\"219\" data-height=\"162\" style=\"\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Millington\" data-id=\"3418\" width=\"600\" data-init-width=\"600\" height=\"175\" data-init-height=\"175\" title=\"millington\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/millington-1.png\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"175\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring is upon us and we are selling through our mulch at a mind-boggling pace. Hardwood mulch is incredibly popular with homeowners and contractors alike, but have you considered that there is an alternative? What if I told you that this aesthetically pleasing alternative not only suppresses weeds and smells good, it even inhibits several [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[112,22,104,9],"tags":[80],"class_list":["post-8201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-112","category-landscaping","category-pests","category-plant-care","tag-matt-millington"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8201"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8220,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8201\/revisions\/8220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}