Take the advantage of Mulching your Flower Beds 

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Why use Mulch in garden?

Mulching your flower beds is one of the simplest ways to enhance your garden and plants. Providing many benefits for your trees and shrubs by reducing weed growth and keep sunlight from reaching the soil surface, it reduces water loss from the soil surface, which helps maintain soil moisture. Moderates soil temperatures in winter, soil under mulch will be warmer than unprotected soil.

​This protect plants from the cycle of freezing and thawing. Reduce soil erosion and prevents crusting of the soil surface. Warm the soil in spring, allowing for planting days or weeks before the soil would normally be ready. Improves your plants health and grow, due to less weeds and more constants moisture and soil temperature. Gives your landscape an attractive look and uniform appearance of your garden. However, it is essential that new mulch is properly installed; otherwise, it can harm trees and plants.

New mulch will greatly reduce the amount of time in which you maintain your landscapes and gardens. Areas of Houston mulch should be applied in the fall or spring. In the spring season, it is best to wait until April to apply mulch in planting beds and around root zones of plants after the soil has warmed up. Newly installed plants will benefit from mulch, especially in the fall, as it protects the roots from the cold winter weather. Not only does new mulch provide a happy and healthy home for your plants, but it also gives your home and landscaping a clean, finished look.

We can help you improve the aesthetics and functionality of your gardens with our mulch installation services.

To keep your flower beds and landscape well manicured it is beneficial to lay down new mulch in fall or spring. After cleaning, trimming and pruning the shrubs, edging your beds if needed, we lay down the attractive natural mulch of your choice, beautifying your garden beds and minimizing weed growth. 

​We also install natural stones, plastic or metal edging if needed. Our mulch installation service offers a variety of different colors to complement your garden. We specialize in natural mulches such as red pine, hardwood, black hardwood, cedar, kiddie cushion and more.

Types of Mulch:

Hardwood Mulch is produced from a variety of trees, is fibrous and knits together well which inhibits soil erosion and weed germination while retaining moisture. Hardwood mulch is often made of oak but may be compiled of a mixture of hardwoods. Organic mulch has a few benefits that inorganic mulch does not.  Slowly decompose, enriching the ground underneath with nutrients and helping to loosen the soil. This improves root development and increases water infiltration while also attracting beneficial organisms such as earthworms.

Premium Hardwood Mulch Is a popular mulch, great for top dressing flower beds.  is composed of a double ground processed product composed of a blend of oak, ash, maple and other naturally aged hardwood barks. Provides the benefits of moisture retention, soil conditioning and weed prevention. Premium hardwood mulch breaks down reasonably fast improving the organic content of the soil and has a rich dark brown color.

Cedar Mulch It is usually aromatic, some varieties have a stronger aroma than others. The oil produced by cedars serves as a natural insect repellent. Cedar mulch is exceptionally long lasting so it does not need to be replaced as often as other varieties. However, its longevity lessens the amount of rich hummus added to the soil that faster decomposing varieties produce.

Black Mulch​ (Colored mulch)  is ideal for those who prefer the dark, nutrient-rich look of fresh mulch that beautifies landscape areas. Black mulch also does well in commercial areas due to its long-lasting color, This mulch cannot be used in areas with delicate plants as it can affect plant growth.

Black Pine Mulch This mulch makes a good mulch for mulching planting beds and it’s also a great additive or can even be used as the base for a good potting mix. The natural dark brown color of pine mulch also lasts longer than other wood mulches, which tends to fade to gray after a year. However, pine bark mulch is very lightweight, it makes it inappropriate for slopes, as the bark can be easily moved by wind and rain. Pine bark mulch is especially beneficial to acid-loving garden plants. It also adds aluminum to the soil, promoting green, leafy growth. Pine Bark has the ideal pH for roses, azaleas and camellias.

Red Mulch (​Colored Mulch) this mulch is good to use in office buildings, parks, or a line of restaurants. This color mulch is used extensively in these types of places, and it works well if the plants, trees, and shrubs are lighter colored vegetation. Red mulch's vibrant color provides good contrast to light plants, and also works well in rock gardens. This mulch cannot be used in areas with delicate plants as it can affect plant growth.

Red Pine Mulch This mulch makes a good mulch for mulching planting beds and it’s also a great additive or can even be used as the base for a good potting mix. Pine bark mulch naturally suppresses weed growth, helping maintain a neat landscape appearance. Red color instantly enhances and adds beauty to your landscape. Pine bark mulch is especially beneficial to acid-loving garden plants. It also adds aluminum to the soil, promoting green, leafy growth. Pine Bark has the ideal pH for roses, azaleas and camellias.

Kiddie Cushion (Playground Mulch) is an engineered wood fiber designed for playgrounds at school, daycares, churches, and home. It helps prevent injuries from falls. Wood chips made from the pulpwood of the pine tree. This mulch is clean and free of dirt and deleterious materials sized to specifications and is naturally blonde to light brown in color.

Mulch plays a big part in the overall appeal of your lawn and landscaping. If you're concentrating on lawn maintenance and have a perfectly green lawn to show off and fresh, vibrant, rich-looking mulch, it will help tie the whole picture together. The difference in a mulched or un-mulched landscaping is drastic, but there's no need to stress about getting it done. You can do it yourself or contact us about your mulch installation needs, and we will be happy to assist you with this service.