Seasonal Mulching
What does mulch actually do? Its purpose goes beyond simply making landscaping look better. Properly mulching your lawn can actually save you precious time and money. Not only does mulch help soil retain moisture, but it also acts as insulation by keeping roots cool in summer and warm in winter. Mulch helps control weeds and slows erosion caused by wind and rain run-off. If made of organic matter, mulch can improve the health and fertility of soil. The kind of mulch you need depends on your specific landscaping needs, and your landscaper will know what to use.
Mulch serves different purposes during the year. In summer, mulch helps to conserve moisture, suppress weeds, control erosion and give the garden a finished look. It can even stop the spread of disease by preventing water from splashing up onto foliage.
Once fall arrives, mulch performs yet another valuable job. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t really keep plants cozy and warm, but it does moderate soil temperatures so that plants don’t suffer from harmful fluctuations between warming and freezing in fall, spring or the “January thaw.”
When temps dip into the single digits, mulch protects plants at the soil surface, where most roots are concentrated. It also helps stop frost heave. When this occurs, plants can be forced out of the ground, which exposes them to frigid temps and certain death.
What does mulch actually do for your lawn? Its purpose goes beyond simply making landscaping look better. Properly mulching your lawn can actually save you precious time and money. Not only does mulch help soil retain moisture, but it also acts as insulation by keeping roots cool in summer and warm in winter. Mulch helps control weeds and slows erosion caused by wind and rain run-off. If made of organic matter, mulch can improve the health and fertility of soil. The kind of mulch you need depends on your specific landscaping needs, and your landscaper will know what to use.
Fall Mulching services include cleaning all of the existing mulch beds, plant beds to be weeded/edged for definition, pruning of plants and shrubs (less than 15 feet in height) will be performed as appropriate at time of service to maintain proper shape. Premium double-shredded hardwood mulch will be spread to the beds to give a fresh uniform look for the Fall.
Benefits to Mulching
- Adds nutrients to the beds to help with healthy plant growth
- Helps to reduce weed germination and growth
- Helps retain soil moisture, protecting plants from drying out quickly
- Reduces erosion
- Moderates soil temperature fluctuations
- Protects plant roots from winter
- Mulch will give beds a uniform, well-cared for look
The Ricky’s Lawn and Landscaping Service Advantage:
Plant beds to be weeded and edged for definition. Pruning of plants and shrubs (less than 15 feet in height) will be performed as seasonally appropriate at time of service to maintain proper shape. Premium dark brown double-shredded hardwood mulch will be spread to maintain approx. 2-3” depth throughout existing beds.
