Century Oaks Landscaping carries a variety of high quality mulch options, including color-enhanced mulch, natural mulches and more. Our experienced staff can help you select the right mulch for your landscaping project.
- Fresh, new products each season
- Double-grinding ensures a consistent look and makes our mulch easy to spread
- Premium imports
- For residential and commercial projects
Proper mulching is the first of line of defense for preserving your landscaping, and choosing the right mulch also benefits our ecosystem. Mulching keeps the soil and plants insulated during colder times, and helps keep the soil moist during the very hot summers. The right mulch will also contain soil nutrients that are released as it degrades.
How to Select Mulch
Shopping for the right mulch can be overwhelming, especially if you’re wandering the aisles at a home supply store. What are all these mulch types? Does the color matter? What’s in the mix of mulch? Here are some factors to consider when selecting the right mulch for your home. With Century Oaks Landscaping, we make it easy for you to understand.
Nutrient content
Depending on your location, you probably have access to a wide variety of organic mulches. It is common to find those derived from fallen leaves, wood chips, straw, hardwood and softwood barks. Without getting too deep into the science, you want a mulch that’s rich in nitrogen, which helps promote plant growth. If your mulch isn’t nitrogen-rich, you’ll need to fertilize regularly.
Color
Color is a personal preference when picking out mulch. It is common to find red, brown and black mulch. Red mulch works well with plants, trees, and shrubs that are of light color. As a vibrant color, red mulch acts as a good contrast to light plants. It also works well with rock gardens. That is why red mulch is commonly used around office blocks, parks and restaurants. Brown mulch is perfect for light and dark colored plants. It works well in small areas but may lose its beauty after one season, but it’s a still a universal and widely-used color. Black mulch is perfect for commercial areas too – mainly because of its long-lasting color. Black mulch will attract sunlight and heat which means it cannot be used with delicate plants. For a general guide, when selecting mulch color, use your home or building color as a reference.
Cost
Cost is an important factor to consider when shopping for the right mulch. For starters, there are several components that go into the making of the perfect mulch. You may find softwood and hardwood bark used in the mulch. Others may be gravel, pebbles or rock, or maybe recycled materials. When shopping, it is important to consider the size of your property, how thick the mulch will be, and the lifespan of the mulch. Oftentimes the cheapest mulch will cost more over time, when you have to replace it year after year.