I've always been told that bugs hate Cypress mulch and will go elsewhere. When I do mulch, I do cypress around a house and then go with local stuff around other trees and berms, etc. Michigan has a problem with Emerald Ash borers so you can't transport wood from county to county. Usually you can get as much local stuff as you want free if you load it yourself after a good storm. Many of the local tree service guys want to charge for it, since they can sell it to nurserys. They can also haul it to Flint, MI where they have a wood fired power generator that gives them something for it.

When not doing mulch, I generally choose round smooth stones that we call river rock. It is natural, doesn't stain and doesn't catch as many leaves and other vegetation in the fall.

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