Mulch for your landscape is a great investment for your home and your plants. Mulching is typically thought of as a way to make your landscape and home look great. While bark mulch does make a landscape look great, some mulches, such as Hardwood Bark actually helps plants, trees and shrubs grow strong. It adds nutrients back into the soil. Covering the ground in your landscape beds keeps weeds from sprouting and growing. It prevents sunlight from hitting the surface and preventing the weeds from ever forming. Covering the ground with a bark mulch also protects the surface from drying out. Without the soil being in direct contact with the sunlight, the ground will retain its moisture.