Mulch, sand and soil

Soil is more than just the dirt in your garden bed. It's the basis for life in your garden, containing all the vital nutrients and chemicals plants need to prosper:

• Garden soil is natural or introduced soil that exists as the basis for your garden. Before planting, you should test the quality of your soil.
• Top soil is the very topmost layer of this soil, and contains a rich blend of clay, nutrients, water, and organisms that will help feed your plants.

Mulch is a blend of shredded wood, bark, leaves, straw, and other organic materials. It acts as a protective layer for your garden, preventing erosion, the growth of weeds, and spread of winter frost. As the mulch decomposes, it releases vital nutrients into your soil, and helps it retain water.

Sand has far more uses than stripping paint, or clinging to your skin after a day at the beach. It provides a key structural element in your garden. Introducing sand into your top and garden soil is an excellent way to improve its health, especially if you are growing vegetables and fruiting plants.

• Coarse sand creates pockets of space that promote air and water flow around roots.
• Potting soil with sand works well with clay-based garden soils to give roots more opportunities to take hold.

Beach sands and clay sands, used mainly for aesthetics and child play areas, are unsuitable for gardening. They contain too much silica, and lack the ability to create pockets for air and water.

All of our landscaping materials come from our extensive network of suppliers ranging from Melbourne to Adelaide, and everywhere in between. By going directly to quarries and suppliers, we are able to pass savings on to you.

We also blend our own soils and mulches from recycled materials. To learn more about how we source our landscaping supplies, get in touch with our friendly customer service team, or visit one of our locations.

Mulching is an incredibly important process in any garden, especially leading into extreme weather in winter and summer. Mulch adds much needed protection for soil and roots, and delivers nutrients to your plants as it decomposes.

Mulch also:

• Insulates the soil to protect from heat and cold
• Helps the soil and roots to retain water
• Promotes health root growth by preventing weeds
• Prevents compacting soil
• Adds a natural aesthetic element to your garden

We certainly do. If you're in the Greater Melbourne area, we can get your order to you in a few days. We have no minimum quantities for order, so whether it's a single bag, or a few truckloads, we can accommodate it. Larger orders will be subject to availability. For more information about landscaping supplies deliver, see our delivery information.