Don’t Make These Mulch Mistakes!

We recommend mulch for many landscaping projects, but there are definitely ways it can go wrong. If you’re planning to use landscape mulch for your project, watch out for these common mistakes.

#1: Doing Unnecessary Work

Don’t do more work on your mulch project than you have to. Even though blown mulch installation is easy, some people try to make it difficult! For example, you don’t need to put down any landscaping fabric barriers or plastic sheeting underneath wood mulch. It’s an unnecessary step that adds work to your project but doesn’t give you any benefits.

Some people ask if they need to rake their mulch after it’s installed. While this may be a needed step with manual mulch installation, you don’t need to do this with blown mulch. Your mulch will already be even and look great. You don’t need to do any extra work to finish the project.

#2: Neglecting Your Mulch

Wood mulch breaks down over time, which fertilizes your plants and enriches the soil. However, this also means that your mulch can’t be ignored. Check your mulch occasionally. If you notice bare spots, weeds, or depths of less than two inches, it’s time to add more.

Blown mulch technology makes it easy to add mulch to existing beds. We can match you with an installer who will bring mulch to your site and blow it exactly where you want it. It’s easier, faster, and neater than getting a bulk mulch delivery and doing it by hand.

#3: Overmulching

Mulch is great, but you can’t apply it too thickly. Some people think that if a little mulch is good, a lot of mulch must be better, but it just isn’t true. Thick mulch can harm plants and get moldy. Too much mulch around tree trunks can permanently damage and even kill the tree. Our installers carefully monitor the thickness of your mulch throughout installation. They only apply as much mulch as you need.

#4: Removing Mulch

If you have mulched your garden beds, you need to stay with it. Don’t decide to remove mulch after a few years. Your plants have gotten used to the mulch and the protection it brings. Removing the mulch exposes their roots and kills them.

If you’re thinking about removing mulch from your landscaping because refreshing it is too difficult, we can help. Our mulch installers can add fresh mulch to your landscaping in hours instead of days. You won’t have the hard work and disruption involved with spreading mulch manually, and you’ll preserve your plants.

#5: Skipping mulch altogether

Let’s face it. Manual mulch projects require a lot of work. They are messy, expensive, and time-consuming. When faced with all this work, it’s tempting to skip mulch altogether.

Don’t make this mistake. Mulch has so many benefits for your plants and your property. Contact us instead so we can match you with an experienced installer. They’ll be able to install mulch quickly and easily. Let us save you hours of dirty, back-breaking work. We will make your site look great and make you glad you didn’t skip this project.