Topsoil, Mulch, & Compost: What’s the Difference and How to Use Them

When landscaping your yard or setting up a new garden, it’s important to know how to use certain organic materials to get the most out of your plants. Three of the most commonly used materials are mulch, compost, and topsoil. Understanding the difference between this soil trio is essential, but even more important is knowing […]

What Kind of Mulch Is Best for Fruit Trees?

Perhaps the best way to ensure the success of a fruit tree is to mimic its natural environment. In nature, leaves and branches fall to the forest floor, creating an organic mulch that provides numerous benefits to the growing tree. This mulch will protect the soil beneath the tree from drying out in the hot […]

How Is Mulch Made?

Mulch is often made of organic material and has many benefits for your landscaping and gardens. Organic mulch reduces soil moisture evaporation, suppresses weeds and prevents weed germination, insulates soil from extreme temperature changes, reduces soil erosion and compaction, gradually decomposes adding valuable organic material to the soil, and makes landscaping more attractive. What Is […]

Mulch or Rubber: Which Is Best For Your Playground?

Rubber mulch has been a very popular alternative to traditional organic mulch as a playground surface. Whether you’re looking to put a playground in the backyard for your kids, or are trying to decide the surface for a local park, it is important to understand the pros and cons of each material so that you […]

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