I like perlite, they are light. For mulch, my favorite is the largest pine bark, not colored. I also like the some of the stuff they have of the Falls Church not too big Brown's Hardware House. They did not have them when my car was still working. I like the ones from Betty's Azalea's Garden, but I have not been there at all this year. I would go to the Dutch Garden if I live close by it. They have good stuff.