Dandy's SummerMix Compost & Garden Mulch | Moisture-Retention Mulch

Dandy's SummerMix Compost & Garden Mulch | Moisture-Retention MulchSummer mulching is the unsung half of the year's mulching calendar. Most gardeners know to mulch in autumn, fewer realise that a generous summer mulch can transform a border's resilience through the dry months reducing watering needs significantly, keeping soil microorganisms protected from baking sun, and giving plants a moist, friable root zone exactly when they need it most. SummerMix from Dandy's is specifically formulated for the job: a peat

Add boron to carbon steel and you get a tool that's stronger

They're the ones where the gardener knows what the conditions actually are — how cold it got last night

or for a community-garden gardener — the most considered possible response

Spread the work over multiple sessions rather than dealing with a bulk bag in one go

and pruning

5 × 50L Handy Bags (250L for £123

Transplant with minimal stress — the plant goes into its permanent position with the same root structure intact

supporting local businesses and reducing carbon footprint

Bypass secateurs handle the everyday work of a cottage garden — pruning roses

Leaves themselves — gently removes sooty mould (the black fungus that grows on honeydew left by aphids and whitefly)

an upstairs flat — since each 50-litre bag can still be carried one at a time

Cool characters — Peppermint and Chives tolerate a little shade and cooler conditions and are both hardy perennials