How Mulch Benefits Your Commercial Landscaping in the Fall
Just because fall is in the air doesn’t mean you should let your property’s landscaping go. There are still things you can do to keep your property looking great while also setting it up for a successful spring growing season. One of the most overlooked commercial landscaping maintenance tasks is adding mulch strategically throughout your landscaping. Here’s how mulch protects your plants and helps keep your commercial landscaping looking great year-round.
Helps Insulate the Soil
When the weather turns, your plants can become more vulnerable to the changing temperatures. As they drop, the soil conditions change and become colder. Once the snow starts to fall, the soil can become too cold for the roots to thrive. By spreading mulch in early fall, you’ll insulate the roots against damage. Even a small amount of insulation can help keep soil conditions warmer and put less strain on the roots. This can help perennials survive harsh winters.
Protects Against Erosion During Fall Rains
Though most businesses use fall landscaping maintenance to prepare for winter, it’s not the only season you need to worry about. Before temperatures drop low enough to create snowy conditions, the greater Denver area often sees a few heavy rainstorms. Even periods of light rain can create runoff that erodes soil. That erosion strips nutrients from the soil and can even expose the roots and lead to premature death of your plants. By spreading mulch, you’ll help keep the soil in place even during heavy rains.
Deposits Nutrients Into the Soil
Over time, it’s normal for your soil to lose nutrients, and while applying fertilizer can help, it’s not the only option you have. Mulch can help deposit nutrients back into the soil over time. Since mulch is made of natural bark and wood, it breaks down when exposed to the elements. This releases nutrients into the soil and can improve growing conditions in the long run. Keep in mind that the mulch will eventually break down so much that it won’t benefit the soil. This takes between 1 to 2 years at which point, you’ll need to spread new mulch throughout your landscaping.
Prevents Weeds
Weeds can grow well into late fall and when they do, they steal nutrients from the plants in your garden beds. This hurts your plants’ ability to rebound in spring. By spreading mulch, you’ll make it harder for weeds to grow where they’re not wanted. The mulch blocks the weeds from receiving the light they need and can inhibit growth as long as it’s in place. If you want to avoid using commercial weedkillers on your property, mulch can be a great alternative and will continue working year-round.
Keep Your Landscaping Looking Great
Fall may signal the end of the growing season, but that doesn’t mean your commercial landscaping will stop looking great. It just means you’ll have to give it a little more TLC to ensure that your property is impactful and eye-catching.
If you’re ready to give your property’s landscaping the helping hand it needs to look great once the weather turns, don’t wait. Contact Nationwide Landworks today to schedule an appointment. Our team can help with everything from creating entirely new designs to taking care of routine maintenance.
Go Back Helps Insulate the Soil
When the weather turns, your plants can become more vulnerable to the changing temperatures. As they drop, the soil conditions change and become colder. Once the snow starts to fall, the soil can become too cold for the roots to thrive. By spreading mulch in early fall, you’ll insulate the roots against damage. Even a small amount of insulation can help keep soil conditions warmer and put less strain on the roots. This can help perennials survive harsh winters.
Protects Against Erosion During Fall Rains
Though most businesses use fall landscaping maintenance to prepare for winter, it’s not the only season you need to worry about. Before temperatures drop low enough to create snowy conditions, the greater Denver area often sees a few heavy rainstorms. Even periods of light rain can create runoff that erodes soil. That erosion strips nutrients from the soil and can even expose the roots and lead to premature death of your plants. By spreading mulch, you’ll help keep the soil in place even during heavy rains.
Deposits Nutrients Into the Soil
Over time, it’s normal for your soil to lose nutrients, and while applying fertilizer can help, it’s not the only option you have. Mulch can help deposit nutrients back into the soil over time. Since mulch is made of natural bark and wood, it breaks down when exposed to the elements. This releases nutrients into the soil and can improve growing conditions in the long run. Keep in mind that the mulch will eventually break down so much that it won’t benefit the soil. This takes between 1 to 2 years at which point, you’ll need to spread new mulch throughout your landscaping.
Prevents Weeds
Weeds can grow well into late fall and when they do, they steal nutrients from the plants in your garden beds. This hurts your plants’ ability to rebound in spring. By spreading mulch, you’ll make it harder for weeds to grow where they’re not wanted. The mulch blocks the weeds from receiving the light they need and can inhibit growth as long as it’s in place. If you want to avoid using commercial weedkillers on your property, mulch can be a great alternative and will continue working year-round.
Keep Your Landscaping Looking Great
Fall may signal the end of the growing season, but that doesn’t mean your commercial landscaping will stop looking great. It just means you’ll have to give it a little more TLC to ensure that your property is impactful and eye-catching.
If you’re ready to give your property’s landscaping the helping hand it needs to look great once the weather turns, don’t wait. Contact Nationwide Landworks today to schedule an appointment. Our team can help with everything from creating entirely new designs to taking care of routine maintenance.