Related Clues:

• Gardening material -- there's lots round Leatherhead
• It holds moisture and checks weeds
• Loose material spread by gardener to protect roots
• Vegetable matter spread to protect roots, etc
• Matter protecting soil from drying out
• Decaying leaves, bark or compost spread around a plant
• Garden ground cover
• Compost covering
• Push hand into a load of manure?
• Protection for roots left covered in a lot
• Treat with compost
• Spread a lot over surface of land
• Requisite for garden often kept in litres
• Dressing for bed?
• Garden dressing