Mulch Installation in Anderson, Indiana

If you're only going to do one thing to the front of your house, do this one. A day of mulch does more visible good than most projects costing five times as much.

It isn't only cosmetic either. Mulch holds moisture through an Indiana August, keeps beds from crusting over, and cuts weeding down to almost nothing for a season.

What's included: cleanout first — dead growth, leaves and weeds come out before anything goes down, because mulch over weeds is a waste of money. Then edging, because a cut edge between bed and lawn is what makes the whole thing look intentional. Then landscape fabric, included in the price. Then mulch spread even and pulled back off the stems, since mulch piled against a trunk rots it. Then walks and drive blown off before we leave.

Mulch or rock? Mulch looks warmer, feeds the soil as it breaks down and costs less up front, but wants refreshing every year or two. Rock costs more to install and doesn't feed anything, but you're done for a decade. Plenty of yards want both, and we'll tell you which we'd do at your house.