Example Sentences

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Despite the garden’s neat appearance, Robbins notes that he mulches quite a bit and allows fallen leaves to decompose to prevent water evaporation and add nutrients to the soil.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2022

There are plenty of mulches that come for free — if you have a yard, you can recycle organic materials such as leaves to make your own mulch.

From Salon • May 2, 2022

Ballard; it mulches mythos on mythos in distinctly Smith-like shapes.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2021

I prefer fine-textured, organic mulches, such as pine fines.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2021

Autumn rolled over the countryside as they moved through it: They were now pitching the tent on mulches of fallen leaves.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling