Patent ID: 8132358

Claim:
A mulch mat kit comprising: a water permeable base; a top surface of the base; a bottom surface of the base opposite the top surface; an outer perimeter surface; an aperture centered in the base, the aperture running through the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein the aperture slidably receives a plant therethrough; a slit disposed through the base top surface and bottom surface, the slit running from the outer perimeter surface to the aperture; a plurality of holes disposed through the top surface and bottom surface of the base; a parallelepiped wall member comprising a first end; a second end opposite the first end; an interior side disposed between the first end and the second end; an exterior side opposite the interior side; a top side; a bottom side opposite the top side; wherein the wall member is continuously disposed along the outer perimeter surface in a perpendicular position relative to the base; wherein the first end and the second end adjoin at a juncture, the juncture disposed in alignment with the slit; wherein an amount of mulch completely covers the top surface of the base; at least one tube removably inserted into one of the holes; a bracket securing the first end and the second end of the wall member in a position adjacent to each other at the juncture; wherein the bracket comprises: a two-pieced bracket further comprising an outer side wall; an inner side wall identical to the outer side wall, each of the inner and outer side walls having a first outer edge, a second outer edge, an internal side, and an external side, the internal side of the outer side wall attached to the exterior side of the wall member wherein the juncture is centered midway between the first outer edge and the second outer edge, the internal side of the inner side wall attached to the interior side of the wall member opposite the internal side of the outer side wall, the outer side wall and the inner side wall securing the first end and the second end of the wall member in a position adjacent to each other; an opening running through a horizontal axis near a top edge of each of the bracket outer and inner side walls and another opening below the top edge of each of the bracket outer and inner side walls.