The Garden Question

The Garden Question


038 - Mulch, Mulch Baby! - Russell Camp

December 30, 2021

Russell Camp knows what healthy garden plants love in a mulch.

In our 38th episode “Mulch Mulch Baby” we discuss the benefits and detriments of some of the most common and exotic mulches available.

He talks about time saving techniques that will give your garden a quick easy year-round visual pop along with providing a lot of good stuff for the soil.

Russel oversees the horticultural assets for over 54 different school campuses on 1,501 acres of land, including 88 acres of natural grass athletic fields, 23 acres of synthetic turf, and numerous irrigation systems for The State of Georgia’s Henry County Schools. They install over 10,000 bales of pine straw mulch each year.

He also shares his successful landscape knowledge as an Adjunct Horticulture Instructor at Southern Crescent Technical College.

Russell holds a Horticulture degree from ABAC Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College  and a Business Management degree from Bellevue University .

He is a Georgia Certified Landscape Professional holding certification number one.

He is also a passionate home gardener enjoying landscape gardening, container gardening, vegetable gardening, and house plants.

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