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Mulch is not strictly necessary. However, leaving the earth bare is not ideal for your garden beds. Besides creating a nice clean look around your home, the main advantages of mulch are to help keep down the weeds and to keep the soil from drying out. Mulch keeps the soil more evenly moist which may help reduce the amount of watering that is needed. It also helps moderate the temperature of the soil, for a cool climate a darker color will absorb the heat while a lighter color can cool the soil. Mulch acidifies the soil, making fertilizers more available to the plants. It helps in making soil friendly for the advantageous soil organisms from earthworms on down to beneficial microorganisms. Mulch improves irrigation by softening the fall of the water drops on the soil surface. The water hits the mulch, then seeps into the soil preventing the water from compacting the soil when it hits. Additionally, stopping the soil from being splashed up on plants and flowers. In conclusion adding a nice layer of mulch to your flower beds may not be absolutely necessary but will help to keep them looking good, easier to maintain, and filled with happier plants.