5 Benefits of Adding Mulch to your Landscape

If you are looking to grow a lush and healthy garden, you need to consider taking an all-natural approach. Mulch plays an essential role not only in influencing the growth of healthier plants but also in the ability to control weeds, prevent soil erosion, control pests, and retain moisture.

Here are some of the numerous benefits that mulching will bring to your garden:

1. Controlling Weeds

Mulching provides a top layer of the soil that makes it difficult for weeds to grow. The layer also provides another barrier preventing sunlight from entering the open spaces where the weeds thrive. Additionally, mulching deprives weeds of bare ground by ensuring that the seeds don’t get a chance to touch the soil.

2. Prevents Soil Erosion

In most landscaping projects, soil erosion is always a concern, and by mulching your garden, you can decrease the amount of soil you are losing to the elements. Mulching keeps the soil moist, which makes it harder to erode away. In addition, mulching protects the soil from being swept up. It also offers vital protection from heavy raindrops that displace the soil and form a barrier between the wind and bare ground.

3. Pest Control

Mulch contains elements such as natural oil that can act as a repellent. This helps in keeping unwanted pests out of the garden. Mulches with stronger scents deter pests like animals and insects more effectively, though you should be careful when choosing, since some can attract the pests instead of harming them.

4. Retains Moisture

During summer and spring, mulch helps keep moisture near the plants. Woods chips hold moisture in the soil that can be used by plants. The layer of mulch reduces nutrients and competition for water and space from the other growing nearby plants.

5. Maintains Soil Nutrients

Mulching also helps to create as well as maintain healthy nutrient levels in your soil. The mulching material protects the nutrients from being carried away by the wind or rain.

Wrap Up

Mulching provides a healthy growing environment for plants and trees and is supposed to be part of any landscape maintenance plan. It is also a greater way to incorporate open spaces which are aesthetically pleasing.

If you’re looking forward to making significant improvements in your home but lack trailers and trucks to help you transport the mulch, don’t worry. Advanced Tree and Shrub Care has got you covered. Contact us today to learn more about our mulch delivery service and any other thing related to mulching. We’ll be glad to help you!