There’s one quick and easy way to revitalize the appearance of your garden and reduce the workload of maintaining during the sale period – and that’s mulch.
Mulching gives your garden a ‘finished’ appearance and makes everything look neat and tidy. Pull out the weeds first, and you’ll enjoy a weed-free appearance for the length of your sales campaign.
It’s also cheap and affordable, and it has some other great benefits:
- Mulch adds organic materials to your soil and reduces the chance of pests and disease affecting your plants. Your plants will immediately brighten up. Nutrients from the mulch are released slowly, which continually feeds your plants to keep them healthy.
- With a 5 inch layer of mulch on your flowerbeds, you will ensure moisture and existing nutrients are retained in the soil.
- Choose from a range of colors and textures including wood chips, straws or blended materials. Go with something neutral that will look clean and tidy and complement rather than compete with the color of your home.
- If you buy new plants, especially if they’re young, then the mulch will protect their root systems from heat and direct sunlight. Mulch will also ensure the soil doesn’t heat up, which can kill plants and protect roots from frost when it gets cold.
- Mulching means you can keep watering to a minimum. It will allow you to water extensively every two weeks in summer as this will encourage plant root systems to seek water sources and grow.
- If your garden has a clay- or sand-based soil, mulch will improve the quality of the garden beds over the medium to long-term. It also prevents the soil from compacting as worms and insects love mulch, and they will improve the soil around your plants.