Mid-Carolina Landscaping

How beautiful when your lawn shows off those gorgeous flowers surrounded by mulch. Every detail is in place.

Mulch is any material placed on the soil surface to cover and protect it. By protecting the soil, mulch helps valuable plant material grow well.

• Insulates soil and helps moderate temperature swings
• Slows water evaporation from soil
• Reduces soil compaction that occurs during hard rains
• Interferes with weed seed germination and reduces weed growth
• Makes weeds that do appear easy to pull
• Keeps fungal spores and other disease organisms from splashing from the soil onto the tree
• Buffers trees from lawn equipment damage
• Gives planting beds a manicured appearance
• Protects against soil erosion and water runoff
• When mulch is applied we change the microclimate around the plants. Mulch conserves soil moisture in many ways. Due to our SC weather, Mulch will reduce evaporation from the soil surface and reduces weeds that use water. Mulch holds water near where it falls, reducing runoff so that it can soak into the soil. Mulch breaks the impact of water droplets and slows down water movement to prevent soil erosion.
• Soil fertility is increased as the organic mulch breaks down and releases valuable nutrients. Beneficial microorganisms that improve soil health help mulch breakdown. Weeds have a difficult time growing in areas with mulch. A thick layer will reduce weed germination by eliminating light from the surface. Weeds that do germinate will be discouraged from reaching the surface. Plant health will be improved since weeds compete for water and nutrients.

Pine Straw Installation

Our services are tailor made to make your house the best looking once the pine straw installation is complete. The rich color of pine straw is sure to bring some radiance to your flowers beds due to its auburn hue. The main advantage of the pine straw is that apart from beautifying your landscape, it also acts as good weed prevention.

In order to make your beds nice and keep your lawn looking good, our team prepares it using the required method to ensure that it protects your lawn through:

• Prevention of evaporation of water from the soil
• Prevention of soil erosion and compaction
• Reduction of growth of weeds
• Protection of plants against freezing conditions
• Keeping the soil around the plant in stable temperature conditions
• Improving soil structure as the pine straw decays
• Protection of new plants with shallow roots.

Professional Application of Pine Straw

It is recommended that pine straw is applied to your landscape at least once a year. This is what we recommend whenever we visit the area where you need a lawn to be prepared. The following are the methods that we normally use:

• Evenly distribute the pine straw all through the lawn.
• Plan a depth of up to 3 inches as you distribute it over the area in order to create a cushion that will make the playground safe.
• Add inch annually for decorative purposes.
• The primary aim of adding on \ pine straw is so that weed growth can be prevented and improve the general look of the ground cover.
• For areas where there are walkways or benches where children usually step on, we increase the mulch to 6 inches.
• When applying the pine straw, we ensure that you leave about 2 to 3 inches of space away from the base of a tree trunk or shrub. This discourages rodents from gobbling the tree trunk.

When pine straws begin to break down, they normally acidify the soil. Therefore, they are suitable for plants that augur well with acidic soil. Examples of such plants are; hydrangeas, camellias, holly azaleas, fuchsias, ferns, dogwoods, gardenias, magnolias, fuchsias, and evergreens.

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