Why You Should Avoid Cypress Mulch and Choose Pine Instead

Q: Is cypress mulch good for roses? Any bad effects?

Cypress mulch won't harm roses, but I urge you not to buy it. Cypress swamp logging contributed to Hurricane Katrina's devastation—without those trees to buffer wind and surge, New Orleans flooded. Pine chip mulch performs equally well and comes from less ecologically sensitive plantations.

While sustainable cypress harvesting may exist, there's no reliable way to verify the source. Choose pine mulch to protect wetlands.

See Cypress Distress for more.