Mulching Services
Mulch can be made from organic materials made from your own lawn or you can buy mulch from your local home gardening store. There are a few types of mulch to choose from:
- moist mulches
- dry wood mulches (wood chips)
- stone mulches
While you should be using mulch to feed your plants, it can also be used for decorative purposes. When using mulch, you should try to use the same kind on your entire lawn in order to keep the color scheme the same.
Moist Mulch
Moist mulch will decompose over time. You will have to replace it every few months. This is the best mulch to use as it not only looks good, it will retian water and will also feed your plants and flowers.
Moist mulches can be made from:
Leaves
Plants
Wood
Moist mulch is very dense so that you will not have to use too much. Spread an even layer over the area you want to cover. Do not pack the mulch, just lay it loosely on top of the soil or landscape fabric.
Dry Mulch
Dry wood mulches are made from small branches, bark and other small pieces of wood. This mulch will not decompose like moist mulch, but you should plan on replenishing the mulch ever 8 - 12 months as rain and watering can cause the wood to become moldy.
Many people favor this type of mulch when they are decorating their lawns.
Stone Mulch
Stone mulches do not decompose and re relatively easy to clean. Watering will help keep dirt and other debris from sticking to the stone. Using a contrasting stone color will help the trees and plants on your lawn stand out.
Stone mulches are more expensive than other mulches and do not have any nutrients in them for maintaining healthy soil. You should save this mulch for trees and other plants that do not require as much water during the spring and summer seasons.
Since stone mulch retains more heat than the other types of mulches, you should not use this type of mulch on plants that are small and not as hearty as they could die from overheating. Use stone mulches on drought resistant plants.
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