Mulch is a great addition to your landscape beds in Michigan, as it enhances their beauty and provides numerous benefits for your plants. However, it needs to be replenished regularly to maintain its effectiveness. When adding more mulch, you may wonder whether you need to remove the old layer first. The answer is no, it's not necessary to remove it since it'll break down and decompose over time anyway. However, you don't want it to exceed a thickness of 3 inches, so you can remove some of the old layer to keep it at the right amount. To ensure your mulch is installed correctly, you should hire professionals to do it for you.

It's not necessary to remove old mulch before adding more to your landscape.

When it comes to adding more mulch to your landscape beds, you don't need to remove the old layer. After all, it's not necessary because it'll break down and decompose over time anyway, which is beneficial for your plants. As it does, it releases vital nutrients into the soil, serving as a natural fertilizer to bolster their health. So, you can simply add the new mulch on top of the old layer!

You can remove some of the old mulch layer when adding more to keep it at the right thickness.

Brown mulch around a small plant with red foliage in Macomb, MI.

While you don't need to remove the old mulch before adding more, you want to ensure it doesn't exceed a thickness of 3 inches. When it's too thick, it can smother your plants. On the other hand, when it's too thin, it won't provide the intended benefits, such as protecting the soil from erosion, regulating its temperature, retaining moisture, and blocking weeds. So, you can remove some of the old layer of mulch before installing more so that it's at the ideal thickness to provide optimal benefits for your plants.

Maintaining a mulch thickness of 2-3 inches will ensure it benefits the health of your plants without smothering them.

Hire Professionals to Install Your Mulch to Ensure It's Done Right

To ensure your mulch is installed correctly, you should hire professionals to do it for you. Pros have the skills and experience to know how much mulch to add and when to remove some of the old layer to keep it at the right amount. They also have a keen eye for detail, so they'll exercise precision and care when installing it so it's even and looks great. Additionally, they'll do it right the first time so that your landscape beds can reap the most benefits from the mulch. With pros, you can rest assured that you'll get the most out of your mulch and that it'll boost the curb appeal of your softscapes!

Call us today to schedule our mulch installation service!

If you want to add mulch to your landscape beds, you've come to the right place! At Big Lakes Lawncare, we offer a mulch installation service, where our team will exercise precision and follow a strict process to ensure we do it right the first time. We'll also install it to the ideal thickness, which is 2-3 inches, to provide optimal benefits for your plants and softscapes. Various mulch options are available, including dark brown hardwood, black, orange, and red, so you can choose the one that best suits your aesthetic preferences. With us, you can trust that we'll go above and beyond to exceed your expectations and give you nothing less than top-notch results!

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