Mulch is a wonderful natural product that aids in landscaping in several different ways. Mulch comes in different types, textures and even colors. What to choose has a lot to do with what you will be using the mulch for.
Bark mulches are wonderful for preventing the growth of weeds in flower gardens. They also provide an attractive consistent carpeting around trees and flowers. Mulching around a tree with bark mulch will prevent grass from growing against the tree competing with its roots for water. It also keeps the lawnmower away from trees to keep them protected.
Compost and mulch are often discussed as if they are the same thing. While both are organic products, often created by recycling waste, their purpose is quite different. Whereas mulch is often the icing on the cake, the decorative portion of the soil, the compost is an ingredient to the “cake” itself.
Compost is generally mixed in with the soil itself to provide nutrients the soil may be lacking. This very rich product can be added to the top after planting and then tilled in after harvest or worked into the soil prior to planting.
Another garden and yard product is topsoil. This is unlike mulch and compost because it is not a product created by recycling another, it really is just soil. It is a nutrient rich soil, however, often very heavy in loam. Purchased topsoil is clean of rocks, sticks and anything other than clear soil. It is popular for gardening use, but is also important for adding to new yards before grass is seeded.
Dunning Sand and Gravel offers all of these products along with soil and gravel needs for drainage and any landscaping purposes. Their compost in Connecticut is all reclaimed organic matter collected from local residents and businesses in the area. It is carefully tended, turned and watered to create a natural and healthy choice of local Compost in Connecticut.
You can contact them to get more information about their topsoil, compost and mulch options. This environmentally friendly company can help any yard be healthy and look its best.