Expert Says Common Gardening Practice Is Choking Trees: a Landscaping ‘Epidemic’

Expert says common gardening practice is choking trees: a landscaping ‘epidemic’

Concerned resident shares photo of frustrating landscaping mistake in neighborhood: 'This is an epidemic problem'

Mulch volcanoes may look neat in some ways by carrying an interesting sort of aesthetic, but experts widely agree they are one of the worst things anyone can do to "dress up" the area around a tree.  "This is an epidemic problem," a response post in the r/marijuanaenthusiasts subreddit (a satirical joke since r/trees is the actual marijuana subreddit) claimed, elaborating on the negative impacts mulch volcanoes have on trees, specifically when i…