Plus, he highlights his favorite perennials: catmint.
Question:Some people mulch with pine straw, and others use wood chips.
Grumpy Gardener Answer:Thekind of mulchthat you should use is the kind that’s readily-available in your area.
You might have lots of hardwoods, and then you’re going to have hardwood mulch.
I’ve seen people use cocoa shells.
But it really depends on what’s available and the kind of look that you like.
I think either wood chips or pine straw makes really nice mulch.
I like to usepine strawmyself because I have long-leaf pines in my yard.
I get all the mulch that I need.
It’s an acid-forming mulch as it decomposes, so it’s great to put underneath azaleas, etc.
Don’t use any kind of manufactured stuff.
They have this garbage out there right now, it’s called Rubber Mulch.
You don’t want that.
Also, c’mon don’t use lava rock.
It’s sterile, which means it doesn’t produce seeds.
So, why is that good?
And the blooms are really pretty.
Most of the kinds that you’ll get have either blue flowers or purple flowers.
And it doesn’t need a whole lot of care.
It likes to have good drainage, and it needs to have sun.
And that’s about it.
That was their favorite place in the whole garden.
The foliage is also very aromatic, so you’ll like that too.
