A garden provides a relaxing space to enjoy nature without leaving home. It also presents the opportunity for you to express your personality with your favourite plants. One great way to improve the space both functionally and aesthetically is with mulch. Here are several reasons to spread it across your garden.
All-Weather Protection
Mulch helps to protect and nurture plants in all seasons. In wintertime, covering the soil will help to preserve its warmth, protecting your plants' roots. In summer too, mulch helps to keep the garden healthier, protecting the earth from dehydrating under a baking sun. It does this by forming a blanket that discourages moisture evaporation. This will also help you to save on water.
Enriches The Garden
Another reason to spread mulch over your garden is for nourishment. If you scatter organic options, such as wood chips, grass clippings or straw, it will continue to release nutrients as it decomposes over time. Thus, though you'll need to spend the initial time to scatter the mulch, it's an excellent investment as it will keep working away to enrich the garden after that.
Weed Inhibitor
Weeding is a tedious but necessary maintenance task that doesn't creatively add to the garden. To cut down on time spent on this thankless task, spread mulch across garden beds to dampen their growth. You'll be able to focus on enjoying the space instead. Make sure the mulch layer is thick enough for weed prevention. Ask an expert when you next order a mulch delivery on the right thickness for your particular substance.
Improves The Garden Aesthetically
Soil is necessary for your attractive flowers and plants to grow in, but it isn't particularly appealing in itself, forming a somewhat nondescript background. Mulch though adds appealing textures and colours to the landscape. For instance, bark is available in rich reds and warm browns. Pebbles and stones come in various hues including cream, black, blue, tan and grey. You can intermix several shades or create one garden bed of black and another of white for dramatic effect. Straw adds warm golden soft textures. The options are virtually limitless in textures and colours.
Thus there are many reasons to spread mulch across your garden beds. Not only will it keep the soil and plants healthier, but it will hinder weeds that create unnecessary maintenance work. Mulch is the perfect way to incorporate decorative textures and colours into the landscape also. Contact a mulch delivery service to learn more.
