Landscaper Shows the Best Alternative to Mulch for a Perfectly-Manicured Yard

It's summer! That means lots of time spent outdoors on DIY projects. From building new fences , expanding patios , or decking out your pool zone, it's the time of year to do it. One of the most common summer DIY home projects is upgrading landscaping . And with landscaping comes adding fresh layers of bark mulch. It can be a messy job and if your plants are young it can damage their fragile stems. And bark mulch is super expensive and leads to more work down the road as it degrades and lets weeds through. Not to mention it looses its prettyness after the first year or so. One professional landscaper thought upa genius idea for swapping out bark mulch with something much better, check it out below!

Not only is living mulch a more eye appealing alternative to bark mulch, its cheaper, is better for your soils, requires less maintenance, and is nearly hand’s off care once estab;ished! Try this switch out for yourselfm, you may be pleasantly surprised by the results.

Common Mistakes when Home Landscaping

One of the major mistakes most people make when creating a landscape design is only purchasing things at plant nurseries that they like, which for most people is typically flowers with blooms , but alone they don’t create an eye -catching design. We suggest that successful landscape gardens need equal parts of four perennials to be successful; 25% shrubs, 25%blooms/ color, 25%foliage/ texture, and 25% groundcover .

The second common problem with creating successful landscape designs we see is people buying one of everything or a multitude of things, and when all planted together they get lost, and are confusing to look at. We suggest buying three to four things, a bunch of each.

The third problem homeowner often do is limiting herbs in their designs and opting for a small pot or a tiny herb-specific garden. We suggests mixing in large herb bushes throughout your design. Not only do they look beautiful but they are great for pollinators, biodiversity, and for having on hand for cooking.

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