When looking for mulch, be sure to choose an environmentally friendly alternative to hardwood chip mulch, which likely comes from trees harvested from natural forests. Instead, look at cocoa bean hull mulch -- the hard shell of the cocoa bean that smells like chocolate -- or recycled rubber mulch made from ground-up tires. Or think locally: When a tree falls down in a storm, it is often chopped up. Ask your local utility company if you can have the mulch to use at home.
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