Mulching
Mulching & Bed Edging
Hand cut edges, weeded beds, and mulch laid at the right depth. The fastest way to make a property look maintained.
- What it covers
- Bed cleanout, hand cut edge, weed control, mulch install
- Mulch used
- Black, brown or red hardwood mulch, customer's choice
- Best timing
- April through June, again in early fall
- Pricing
- By the yard installed, quoted after a free estimate
Runs in
Mulch is the single highest impact thing you can do to a property in one day. It is also the job most often done badly. A bed dumped full of mulch with no edge and no weeding looks good for two weeks. A bed that gets cut, cleaned and mulched at the right depth holds its line for the whole season.
From first text to done
- 1
Measure the beds
Square footage gets measured so the yardage is right. Guessing is how a job ends up short a yard on the last bed.
- 2
Pick the color
Black, brown or red. Black is the most requested in this area because it holds contrast against green turf.
- 3
Cut, clean, install
Edges cut first, beds cleaned second, mulch last. Doing it in that order is why the line stays sharp.
What is included
What goes into a mulch job
Hand cut edge
A V trench cut by hand along every bed line. That trench is what makes the bed read as a shape instead of a pile.
Cleanout first
Weeds pulled, leaves and old debris removed, and the existing mulch broken up before anything new goes down.
Correct depth
Two to three inches. Deeper than that suffocates roots and turns into a crust that sheds water instead of holding it.
Nothing against the trunk
Mulch pulled back off trunks and stems. Volcano mulching rots bark and kills trees slowly.
Clean finish
Beds raked to a consistent surface, hard surfaces blown off, and everything hauled away.
Work photos
Mulching & Bed Edging on local properties
Where this service runs
About mulching
How much mulch does a bed need?
One cubic yard covers roughly 100 square feet at three inches deep, or about 160 square feet at two inches. Most residential front beds in Levittown era neighborhoods run two to four yards. Beds get measured before the quote so the number on the estimate is the number that actually goes down.
How often should mulch be replaced?
Once a year for most properties, usually in spring. Hardwood mulch breaks down into the soil over a season, which is the point of it. If the existing layer is still thick, it gets turned and topped rather than buried, so the beds do not build up into a crust year after year.
Do you use dyed mulch or natural?
Both are available. Dyed black and brown hardwood hold color longest and are what most customers here ask for. Natural double ground hardwood fades to grey faster but breaks down into better soil. Either way it is bark mulch, not construction grind.
Get a price on mulching
Text the address or a photo of the property and you get a number back.
Free estimates. No obligation. Call or text (267) 665-7936.