Managing White Mold on Flower Beds: Raking, Mulch Choices, and the Role of Decomposition

White mold solid layer on flower bed. Returns after removal. Leaves falling in bed contribute. Asks prevention that won't kill shrubs/flowers.

Cultural Control

Keep bed raked to bare ground—mold won't return.
Fungus is natural decomposition of leaves to topsoil.
Pull leaves from trunks/crowns in summer; leave on bed to suppress weeds. Rake in early fall.

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