Russell

Mulch on a pallet isn’t simply wood chips; its a compaction of all that stuff plus trapped air, absorbed water from rain events, and a … Read more

There is a specific kind of panic because of what you can’t see: The difference between a cubic foot, and how that would look spread … Read more

How many times have we all been told by the landscape supply yard, “We’ll bring over a cubic yard of mulch,” and you accept that … Read more

How about this: Thirty bags of mulch piled on the ground in your parking lot? It all looks doable. Until you has to carry it … Read more

It’s amazing how many cubic yards of mulch look bigger then they are until you attempt to relocate them. There’s a mountain of it in … Read more

Mushroom compost is the stuff you buy that seems so light and fluffy, the way forest soil would be, but it’s heavy. It feels lighter … Read more

You ask the supplier for four cubic yards of compost. They send a truck and a bill. You attempt to raise a shovel full, and … Read more

When you order a truckload of compost, you do so confidently, imagining transformation your garden will undergo when you get that load of rich dark … Read more

The truck arrives loaded up with a giant pile in your driveway, you ordered three cubic yards of mulch. Now there’s the pile, and then … Read more

At the hardware store you pick up a bag of mulch and don’t think again: Sure, that doesn’t seem too heavy; an easy-to-lift eighteen pounds … Read more

When most gardeners order topsoil, they do so by volume; after all, that’s how soil-supply companies sell it. “I need four cubic yards for my … Read more