mulch

Four industrial fans provided the wind, spreading the fire across dry wood mulch onto small shrubs lining the house’s exterior.

We observed the process before our personal meeting with the mulch.

When Bud Black was fired as manager of the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, the last limb of the acclaimed Mike Scioscia coaching tree was snapped off and stacked on the mulch pile.

He credits their health to the wood-chip mulch around his property and hugelkultur mounds — logs covered with wood chips and compost — that attract and retain moisture.

When the mulch in the backyard caught fire, they finally left.