Mulch provides a range of effects in a garden, such as improving the soil and decorating the space. You can use organic elements like bark, leaves, grass clippings, and straw. Alternatively, scatter smooth river pebbles and crushed stone around the landscape. To discover more details about the ways mulch can help your garden, read on.

Inhibits Weed Growth 

Weeding the garden can be backbreaking and laborious, and as weeds grow endlessly, the time spend on this task can accrue to many hours. Mulch provides you with a means to control the growth. Blanketing the soil will block the sunlight that encourages weeds. If any do manage to sprout through, they'll be smaller and easier to uproot.

Cares for the Soil

Mulch also helps you to care for the soil. By covering the garden beds, mulch blocks the sun from baking the earth and hinders evaporation. Resultingly, the ground will be more moist and require less watering. Some pebble options, though, can absorb solar heat, so check with your mulch delivery professional about which plants will be able to cope. 

Additionally, mulch insulates the soil, keeping it warmer in winter. Organic varieties have the added benefit of breaking down, nourishing the plants. You can simply replenish the mulch by periodically topping it up. When covering the garden beds, it's essential to spread the right thickness — too shallow and the mulch won't protect the soil, and making it too thick can restrict airflow. 

Adds Visual Appeal

Mulch also spreads appealing colours and textures around the garden, overlaying the bland soil. Barks and wood chips come in reds, browns, tans and other shades, so you can coordinate the garden beds, foliage, and hardscape elements like paving. Straw evokes a rustic feel, and pebbles and stones come in diverse hues, including white, grey, pink, and blue. Thus, mulch provides a versatile decorating tool. You'll have plenty of design options, not only in colour but also in texture. For example, go with smooth cream and fawn pebbles, or roughened red and brown bark.

Thus, covering your garden with mulch helps in numerous ways. Rather than wasting time on unending weeding, you can enjoy more pleasant activities once the mulch deters weed growth. It also helps to keep the soil healthy. Mulch hinders moisture evaporation and protects your plants from the winter cold. Plus, it decorates the garden. Bark, hay, stones and leaves all provide distinct textures and colours, offering various choices for you to blend the garden beds with architecture and foliage.

If you are interested in mulch delivery, contact a local garden supply store.

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