Mulch is a great addition to your landscape beds in Michigan, as it enhances their beauty and provides numerous benefits to your plants. However, mulch consists of organic materials, so it decomposes over time. While it'll release nutrients into the soil as it breaks down, it loses its other beneficial properties, like weed suppression, soil temperature regulation, erosion control, and moisture retention. Because of this, it's important to refresh your mulch annually to ensure it provides all its intended health benefits to your plants. You can replenish it anytime, but it's most common to do so in the spring or fall.

Mulch consists of organic materials, so it decomposes over time.

Mulch is a ground cover that consists of organic materials, so it decomposes over time. While it'll release nutrients into the soil as it breaks down, it loses its other beneficial properties. For example, it'll become thin and no longer provide the intended benefits to your landscape beds and plants. It'll also start to lose its color, making it look dull and unkempt. Because of this, it's important to refresh the mulch to keep it at its best.

Refreshing your mulch will ensure it provides all its intended health benefits to your plants.

Plants and mulch in a landscape in Macomb, MI.

To ensure your mulch provides all its intended health benefits to your plants, you'll want to refresh it annually. Here are some of the benefits of mulch:

  • Weed Suppression: Mulch helps suppress weeds by blocking any existing ones from receiving the resources they need to continue growing and preventing new seeds from reaching the soil.
  • Soil Temperature Regulation: Mulch regulates the soil temperature by insulating it during the cold months and keeping it cooler during the warmer months, which is beneficial for your plants' roots.
  • Soil Erosion Control: Mulch controls soil erosion by keeping it in place and protecting it from the elements, such as wind and rain, which can cause it to become loose and erode.
  • Moisture Retention: Mulch helps retain moisture in the soil by reducing evaporation, keeping your plants hydrated for longer.
Mulch should be installed 2-3 inches thick to benefit plant health without smothering them.

When should you refresh your mulch?

While you can refresh your mulch anytime, it's most common to do so in the spring or fall. Spring is a great time to replenish your mulch to prepare your landscape beds for the growing season. It'll protect your plants from the hot summer temperatures, retain moisture to keep them hydrated, and suppress weed growth so they don't steal vital nutrients. Meanwhile, fall is another ideal time to refresh your mulch to prepare your landscape beds for the winter. It'll help insulate the soil to protect your plants' roots from the cold temperatures and reduce moisture loss, which is crucial during this season.

Call us today to schedule our mulch installation service!

If you want to enhance the beauty of your landscape beds and provide numerous benefits to your plants, look no further than our mulch installation service! At Big Lakes Lawncare, we'll follow a meticulous process when laying mulch to ensure we do it right and it's the proper thickness for optimal results. You can also choose from our different options to suit your aesthetic preferences, including dark brown and black hardwood, red, and orange mulch. We recommend refreshing your mulch yearly to keep it at its best and continue to aid in plant health.

We offer our mulch installation service to residential and commercial properties, as well as HOAs, in Macomb, Shelby, Chesterfield, MI, and throughout the nearby areas. Call us today at (586) 200-0855 to schedule this service!