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Why gravel is replacing mulch for safer gardening in fire-risk areas
Why gravel is replacing mulch for safer gardening in fire-risk areas
Why gravel is replacing mulch for safer gardening in fire-risk areas

Published on: 04/04/2026

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Gravel around drought-tolerant, native plants facilitates drainage, weed suppression and moisture retention. This image provided by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society shows a gravel garden planted at the Delos Garden at Sissinghurst Castle in Cranbrook, Kent, England.

Unrelenting heat, wind and lack of rain can create inhospitable conditions for plants, as well as humans. But a simple change in mulch can help gardeners mitigate damage from those conditions, and wildfires too.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2026/04/why-gravel-is-replacing-mulch-for-safer-gardening-in-fire-risk-areas.html

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