Facts about ordering mulch
- Use our mulch calculator to see how much you need and learn the cost.
- Minimum order is 3 cubic yards if we deliver.
- Delivery is available in the greater Atlanta metro area. A mileage charge may apply, call us.
- If you order red, brown, or black color mulch, then delivery isn’t recommended whenever rain is threatening within the next day. Color mulch is best spread quickly and allowed to air dry for a day or two before it rains, so fresh dye will not wash off.
Why wood mulch is cheaper than pine straw in Atlanta
- In Atlanta mulch costs less than pine straw because pine straw is thin and deteriorates faster. Pine straw is usually applied two or even three times yearly, whereas wood mulch easily lasts a year and may only need a light dressing of new mulch the second year to look perfect. You have less labor spreading mulch compared to pine straw.
- You’ll save 30% using mulch instead of pine straw. In Atlanta pine straw costs 14-cents per square foot per year compared to 10-cents for mulch. You’ll need 40 bales of pine straw to cover 1,000 square feet costing $140 per year. The same area is covered by 6.17 cubic yards of mulch costing $104 per year.
- Mulch stays in place on slopes better than pine straw.
- Mulch and is superior to pine straw in preventing weed growth in landscaping islands when you spread it at our recommended thickness of 3 inches.
