Ahhh, a tradition as old as time.
My annual reminder that red mulch is tacky, classless and you need to rethink your whole life if you consciously pick artificially colored red mulch over deep black/dark brown mulch.
According my deep dive investigative reporting, and by deep dive investigative reporting I mean- “I snapped this photo.” Our yearly post deriding the decision of anyone who buys ugly red mulch seems to have made an impact because clearly people are jumping on the dark mulch train in droves this year.
Evidence: Exhibit A
A retrospective of “ Friends Don’t Let Friends Buy Red Mulch” Posts From Past Years-
Good Morning Gloucester 
Besides being ugly, dyed mulch can be especially harmful to young plants or in brand new landscapes. It’s called ‘nitrogen immobilization’. Also, it decomposes at a much slower rate, and is susceptible to a white fungus that grows underneath the top layer. The fungus then attaches itself to trunks & roots of trees.
No need to say more. It’s just ugly, bad stuff!
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Not to be confused with real reddish brown hemlock which contains no artificial coloring. This stuff also repels many bugs from around the house and garden.
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Believe it or not, I have had trouble defending this to the “uneducated”……..but I totally agree.
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