Nope. Either one is good for all those things.

so did that help you, chueh, lol?

Cypress mulch is an environmental "hot topic";
cypress is much scarcer than, say, pine & juniper or cedar, its harvest disturbs wetlands, & it has to be hauled by truck to wherever it's sold.

Here, I use the cheapest hardwood mulch I can find, free if I happen to catch a tree-trimmer when his truck is getting full.

In Georgia, I bet you can get cheap or free pine mulch/bark/shredded trees;
a heavy application of pine "trash" will insulate beautifully & will return nutrients to the soil as it decomposes.

LOL so where do you get your cheap hardwood mulch, besides the freebies? The only place I can go here locally is LOWES and Homedepot. They sell 2 cubic ft bags of cypress and other kinds of enhanced mulch. I don't really like those enhanced ones; they are expensive. I really don't have resources of places I can go.

Chueh said:

"I really don't have resources of places I can go."

Google "Free Mulch Georgia", there were 43,100 hits. The first place even delivered if you live near Atlanta. No need to spend any money, just keep your eyes opened and don't be bashful when you spot a good opportunity...

Blutranes

It's worthy to note that cypress mulch is truly an environmental problem. The razing of old cypress growth in wetlands is ruinous. Unfortunately, the cypress mulch industry did a pretty good job of convincing consumers that cypress is a superior mulch (which it is not), so there is still a demand for it, though much less than before.

Thanks... I think we should all start thinking how to stop cypress mulch industry cutting more to produce mulch... Just how to educate general public that cypress mulch is not superior and there are a lot of more available other than cypress