Mulch

• Mulch is commonly used in gardens and for landscaping.

• It is a layer of material that is applied over the soil.

• You can use grass clippings, leaves, peat moss, wood chips, hay or straw, cardboard or newspapers.

• Helps with moisture retention, reduce weed growth and adds nutrients to the soil.

• Gives a clean look to gardens.

Coloured Mulch

• A popular option for landscaping is to use coloured mulch.

• This is something that most people would advise against.

• All sort of scrap/recycled wood (including pressure treated) is used then it is masked by colouring it. These various chemicals could be harmful to gardens.

• They often contain various chemicals

• It breaks down slower and strip soil of nutrients.

Wood Chips

• We found this to be the easiest method for the gardens and landscaping

• We get cheap wood chips from our local arborist. We can get a large amount for a good price and it is delivered to us.

• They know there are no chemicals and can get first hand info on the type of trees they came from