Mulch problems- help!
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Hi Adina. I have the same issue. You can purchase black edging to pound in at the border of the flower bed. Once in you won't be able to see it so much. It would help keep the mulch in.
Triple shredded mulch is the best that bark mulch is junk and attracts roaches
It will still wash away. You need an edge or a border of some sort
I really love the rubber mulch. It's heavy enough to stay in place in most situations, never rots or loses its color.
install garden edging
Border your flower garden & get drain spouts to redirect rain water away from the gardens.
Where do you live? Maybe rock woukd be better. They won't float away
Hardwood mulch , or any mulch that is not decomposed some , will "fixate" or tie up Nitrogen as it decomposes . Deprives plants of necessary Nitrogen nutrients . Also pH will get too messed up in decomposition process . Softwood , (pine , fir , spruce , hemlock ) that is partially decomposed is better , but pH should still be checked and probably lime added . Maybe terrace your bed or build retaining wall ? Ground cover plants reduce erosion . I've encountered constant battles w/ bank erosion until I added a curtain drain across the top .