Ya...my wife helps but the majority of it I usually do....she thought a few years ago she would do it all...several weeks later I finished it..lol. She said I dont know how you do all this in a few days...lol. That picture is just one of 7 different spots around the yard that "we" take up all the old mulch, plant things and, lay down new mulch.
Looks good, but taking up old mulch dont happen here. What do you do with it? I use ‘natural’ mulch ( wood chips, bark mulch...) and let it rot away. Top off as needed. If it gets too high I take away dirt from underneath.