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You are here: Home / Lawn Care & Landscaping / Another Year, Another Pile Of Mulch

Another Year, Another Pile Of Mulch

March 27, 2009

Okay, today is no doubt the nicest day of the year so far. It’s mid 60s and sunny. I can’t complain about that.

Yesterday, I had 15 yards of mulch delivered from the place down in East Hampton. I got it for $22 per yard, plus $8 for delivery (per yard). That’s $30 per yard for the cheapest stuff they had. Considering I paid $120 to have yesterday’s mulch delivered, I am considering getting a sweet little trailer. After all, I did have a trailer hitch installed on the new vehicle for a reason. What a treat it would be to drive down there and pick up mulch for $22 per yard. Either way, I got the 15 yards and still need about 5 more. I’ll have to think about this a little before I order the rest. I have a severe allergy to throwing money out the window for delivery.

The task was to mulch the small garden in the front, the stone wall garden in the front and the side garden that I just expanded. I didn’t think I was going to have enough for anything else.

It took about a half day to get those three areas done. When I was finished with them, I had about 4 yards of mulch left over. I decided to spread some around at the end of the driveway. When it rains, the runoff from the driveway erodes the ground there. It isn’t the prettiest thing. I figured that mulch was the answer. Also, I decided that I could tackle some of the back garden as well. I would say that I got about a third of that finished.

Hey look, I even took some before and after photos for you.

Small garden in front before mulch covering

Small garden in front after mulch covering

Stone wall garden in front before mulch covering

Stone wall garden in front after mulch covering

Side garden before mulch covering


Side garden after mulch covering

Garden in back of house about a third of the way covered with mulch

Pile of Witch Hazel mulch – 15 yards

Talk about weed control.

What I am trying to accomplish here is a nice base. I think that light yearly applications of mulch will keep the soil nice and black and the weeds down. If that happens, I will be happy.


Now, I need to order 5 more yards of mulch to finish up the back and then it’s off to get flower bulbs, plants and shrubs…and a hammock.

Related posts:

  1. A Huge Flower Garden In The Back Yard
  2. The Main Mulching Is Done
  3. The Trailer’s Maiden Voyage
  4. My To-Do List For Spring
  5. How To Mulch A Flower Bed – Benefits Of Mulch

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