Pine Straw & Mulch
Keep your soil moist and combat weed growth all throughout your Northeast Columbia, Elgin, SC green space with pine straw/mulch and enjoy a well-landscaped yard with healthy, robust plants! We source only the highest quality products from trusted local distributors in order to provide you with the best service. First impressions are everything, and at Mean Green Lawn and Landscape we believe in that old adage wholeheartedly. There is nothing better than pulling home to freshly installed pine straw or mulch. It’s the easiest and most inexpensive way to create instant curb appeal and elevate your yard game.
Over the past ten years and through much trial and error we have developed a technique with the installation of long needle pine straw that I like to refer to as “Loading the Line.” Our pine straw installs begin in and around the foundation of the home and work back towards the bed line with an even and certain depth of pine straw. What this procedure allows us to do during the blow back process is to gently push the straw even with the bed line and evenly up against the fresh straw dropped behind it. What we have avoided here is what I refer to as the tidal wave. With the tidal wave technique the pine straw is blown back into the bed so fiercely that it begins to pull away from everything behind it and form a sort of worm looking wave that appears to have a substantial drop off behind it giving the impression that not enough straw was used for the job. Always remember to load the line.
Mulch on the other hand is a bit different than installing pine straw. On average you as the homeowner can look for a life expectancy of roughly 1 year on your mulch installation before it starts to lose color and decompose. It is at this time it will be very apparent that you need to be freshened up.
Mean Green Lawn and Landscape can evaluate your outdoor living space and recommend the right mulch and exactly how much mulch you will need in order to have a successful installation. Our fool proof formula to make sure that we have enough but not too much is to accurately measure your bed space in square footage. If you have 5,000 square feet of bed space we then make the recommendation for 5 yards of mulch spread evenly at a depth of 3 inches with each yard covering 1,000 square feet. Depending on the volume of mulch needed to complete your install we usually have the mulch delivered and placed on tarps in order to not stain driveways or walkways.
Mulch is a great way to ad instant curb appeal and freshen up tired looking beds without breaking the bank. With several colors and textures to choose from rest easy knowing that Mean Green Lawn and Landscape will always have you best interest at heart and lead you in the right direction.
FAQ
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Pine straw is light weight and easy to install. It naturally suppresses weeds in beds by reducing sunlight to the soil beneath. Pine straw is excellent for retaining moisture to bedding plants during hot summer months and for insulating the roots in colder winter months. Pine straw is also aesthetically appealing, providing a beautiful finishing touch to any landscape.
Mulch is a great option for beds in the front of your home that you would like to keep looking fresh or for larger perimeter areas where you want less maintenance. Mulch is also a great insulator and nutrient provider for some of the colorful annual plants that you invest in for curb appeal. Although mulch is more expensive and more difficult to spread, it typically lasts longer and demands far less clean up than pine straw.
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Pine straw and mulch will generally last up to one year before needing to be refreshed. However, to keep that vibrant color of fresh pine straw or mulch year-round, we recommend refreshing beds and perimeters every six months.
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Under normal conditions, pine straw and mulch should be applied 2-3 inches thick. However, if you already have a quality base from years of applications, then 1-2 inches is likely sufficient. Often, smaller applications of pine straw or mulch are used for a quick clean up to enhance a property for a house party or resale. In these instances case, 1-2 inches for color is all that is needed.
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