Mulch is a key ingredient for any landscaper. Mulch is the perfect landscaping product for large and small projects alike, because of its many great benefits. It offers brilliant protection against soil erosion and frost. It prevents the evaporation of moisture and helps to significantly suppress weeds. We have a great range of Eco Mulch and Bark available on our website to choose from.
With it being such a robust material in the garden, there’s surely some kind of downside?
Well, it’s not expensive, costing only a little more than soil or compost. It’s not bad for the environment; quite the opposite, mulch has a great many benefits for your plants, trees and shrubs. And aside from some key preparation to the ground, it’s not difficult to implement. If you want to read more about the benefits of mulch, check out RHS blog here.
So, how long does mulch last? It’s a valid concern and a common question.
There are two kinds of life-time for mulch. There’s the practical life-time; how long it continues to do its job for. Then there’s the aesthetic life-time; how long it looks good for.
The practical life-time of mulch can be anywhere from 4-7 years. This is how long it takes for a layer of mulch to completely break down, although it depends on a number of different environmental factors (e.g. in direct sunlight, covering very wet ground etc). But really, it is mulch’s job to break down and feed your beds. Therefore, throughout the entire degradation process, it’s constantly producing exothermic heat and providing ground cover to protect against the elements. Not forgetting helping to prevent weeds so making your gardening tasks a little easier!
Our Eco blog here talks about why autumn is a great time to apply mulch for more useful tips to keep your garden booking great all year round.
The aesthetic life-time of mulch is much shorter – between 1-2 years. As the mulch is exposed to the elements and begins its decomposition process it changes in ways that people often prefer to cover up. After 1-2 years the mulch begins to lose its colour. It may also begin to show small patches of soil through animal disturbance and degradation. This may allow weeds to begin to grow.
As the temperatures drop and winter approaches, it's essential to take steps to protect your container plants from the harsh conditions.
As the temperatures drop and winter approaches, it's essential to take steps to protect your container plants from the harsh conditions.
As the winter season approaches, many gardeners may be wondering how to best care for their garden soil and plants during the colder months.
As the winter season approaches, many gardeners may be wondering how to best care for their garden soil and plants during the colder months.
When it comes to creating safe, beautiful, and sustainable playgrounds, the choice of ground cover plays a vital role.
When it comes to creating safe, beautiful, and sustainable playgrounds, the choice of ground cover plays a vital role.
As we seek to live more sustainably and reduce our carbon footprints, it’s important to consider the impact of our gardening practices.
As we seek to live more sustainably and reduce our carbon footprints, it’s important to consider the impact of our gardening practices.
