Landscape Designing

LANDSCAPE DESIGNING FRMT 325 Cr. Hr. 3(1+2)

Lesson 14:Landscape Resources: Water And Climate

Mulching

• The best and easiest way to conserve soil moisture in flower beds and around trees is by mulching.
• A two – inch mulch of grass clippings, straw, ground corncobs or other material can cut water loss due to evaporation from soil as much as 50 percent.
• Mulching insulates the soil against hot sun and drying winds.
• It eliminates rain – compacted soil that keeps oxygen from penetrating the root zone.
• Mulches not only prevent water loss, they actually can cause moisture to be added to the soil.