Landscaping Simpsonville Pros And Cons Of Mulch Vs Rocks

Landscaping is an important part of lawn care maintenance. Most homeowners do not pay much heed to this aspect which can mainly be attributed to lack of time on their hands. The best thing to do in this regards is to go for professional lawn care providers. If you are a resident of Simpsonville in South Carolina, you can get in touch with the acclaimed Curb Appeal Lawn Care which offers affordable lawn care services in every residential and commercial place of Simpsonville. Some of our services include lawn mowing, weed eating, edging and blowing; aerating and seeding; hedge trimming and landscaping Simpsonville; mulching, pine needles. We provide your home exterior decoration in every season to keep the yard attractive and healthy looking. 

After planting new trees, shrubs, flowers, you might want to add a finishing touch, over here, we are talking about mulch. Mulch makes the landscape look pristine and polished. The question is, does it matter what kind of mulch one uses or, one should perhaps replace mulch with stones. Here we are listing some pros and cons of mulching with an organic mulch or an inorganic mulch like rocks:

Organic Mulch

Pros

·         Mulch leads to better growth of trees and plants, nearly doubles the process of growth.

·         With the mulch breaking down, it adds nutrients that plants need for thriving.

·         Mulch keeps the plants warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

·         Mulch reduces water evaporation thus one will not have to spend more time watering.

·         There would be fewer weeds as mulch prevents the weed seeds from sprouting.

·         The soil erosion is reduced by up to 85 percent by mulch. Most importantly, people are less likely to walk on mulch so there will be less soil compaction.

Cons

·         Adding a layer of mulch more than 2-3 inches stresses out plants so it is considered to be too much of a good thing.

·         You would require replacing the mulch every one to four years depending on your mulch type which means a recurring cost.

·         Like we have already mentioned, mulch stops weeds from germinating but if it is too late, it may not be as effective.

·         Do check for weed seeds in mulches because some organic mulches like pine bark and hay may consist weed seeds.

·         Again, mulching too early may slow how quickly the ground warms which means late blooms than normal.

Rocks In The Garden

Pros

·         One of the best advantages of mulching with an inorganic mulch like rocks is that you almost never need to replace them.

·         It is less expensive to mulch with rocks.

·         Rocks can keep the weeds away for longer than usual.

·         You should go for rocks if you live in an area with wildfires since they are inflammable.

·         Rocks are just the best for Rock and Cacti gardens.

·         In windy areas, heavy rocks can be great at preventing soil erosion. 

Cons

·         Rocks can raise the soil temperature thus leading to stressed and thirsty plants.

·         For removing stones, you will have to do it manually which can be very exhausting.

·         Rocks do not play any role in the growth of plants.

·         Trees mostly prefer acidic soil but rocks create alkaline soil which can be bad for the plants.

·         It is quite a given for the wind to blow the soil between rocks thus creating a spot for weeds to grow.

The bottom line is that organic mulch is better than stone.

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