This could also be entitled, Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started my English Garden. Thing Number One: Mulch I've been ignoring this advice for years, and only recently mulched my flower beds. My reasoning was that I loved the look and feel of soil. The problem with my reasoning besides the obvious stubbornness? I couldn't see the soil for the weeds. I would have had to be out there weeding 24/7 to keep it pristine. It isn't a magic cure-all, but it will help. I used dark ba