Buy mulch in bulk instead of in bags, whenever possible ... to the soil—in addition to the 2 to 3 F° already added by the bark mulch. "These can be boughs from evergreens or you can purchase ...
A few months ago, a man in Florida opened a bag of mulch and found something that changed ... “[H]e discovered not just soil and bark, but three tiny, helpless baby raccoons nestled inside ...