If you've applied a thick layer of bark mulch over the beds, rake it to the
side and add a good layer of compost the bed. You don't have to mix it in;
it will naturally break down and feed the soil below and act as a mulch too.
You can either discard the old mulch or put it back on the bed.

Penny
Zone 7b - North Carolina
"Fleemo" wrote in message
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If you've placed a thick layer of bark mulch over your flower beds,
how do you go about amending the soil with compost come Springtime?
Do you scrape aside the mulch, work the soil, then return the mulch?
Or do you work the mulch into the soil itself, then apply a fresh
layer?