Don’t Forget the Mulch!

We never finish a job without mulching as it protects, maintains, and continues to build and nourish the soil.

Mulch should be a major player in your garden game plan!

• Makes your garden look neat and tidy

• Feeds your soil, earthworms and plants

• Reduces weeds

• Conserves moisture in the soil

• Allows water to percolate through the soil to feed our aquifers

• Encourages better plant growth and development

• Prevents soil erosion

• Maintains soil temperatures (lower in summers /warmer in winters)  

Mulching Tips:

• You want the mulch to look like a donut, NOT a turtleneck.

• Don’t let mulch touch the stems of your plant or the trunk of your trees.

• Don’t blow the mulch away with a landscaping blower! Leaves are nature’s natural mulch.

• Stay clear of “colored” mulches, as they are usually made from pallets and other trash woods that may be chemically treated.