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Spring Mulch

From £7.15

Our Spring Mulch benefits all soil types. It's perfect for providing natural protection to roots as the growing season wakes up. With its slow release formula, it also enhances the existing soil in your garden through continued use. 

  • Perfect for the early growing season 
  • Brings vitality to soil by easing heavy clay soils and building structure in light soils
  • Regulates the temperature of your soil during frosty nights and sunny days 
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Our Spring Mulch is an ideal addition as the soil warms up.

As well as helping reduce early weeds; it will feed your soil, plants and any microorganisms too. Laying mulch on the surface of your beds encourages worms to drag the nutrients down into the soil helping improve its structure.

It also gives a boost of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium to offer an ideal environment for your plants ahead of the growing season.

And finally it tidies up your green space, giving a fresh, natural and neat appearance and the perfect backdrop for your spring flowering bulbs and colourful flowers!

48 hour delivery included as standard; next day delivery available from £15.00

Our couriers deliver between 8am and 6pm. If you would prefer a telephone call one hour before your delivery please let us know.

For any queries please contact our friendly Sales Team on 01243 781730.

Delivery information, including where we can deliver to, is available on our delivery page.

Pairs well with

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Winter Mulch
Adds nutrients in the colder months
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Instructions

  1. Measure the area. If you are filling a raised bed or container, make sure to measure the depth as well. For turf dressing, mulching, and the laying of new topsoil, please refer to our product guides for information on how deep to lay for these purposes.
  2. Make sure you have selected the correct measurement units for each dimension
  3. Select the product from the list
  4. Click “Calculate” to see how much you require.

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Produced in the UK

Produced in the UK

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Eco friendly

Eco friendly

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Peat free

Why use mulch in your garden

To stop weeds growing - a thick layer of mulch stops weeds from getting the light and bare soil that they need to germinate, preventing them from getting a foothold in your garden.

To retain moisture in soil - mulching prevents the evaporation of moisture from the soil. Using compost as mulch also helps to reduce ‘run off’ after watering as the compost acts as a sponge, holding water and allowing the excess to filter through. Regulating moisture is important to help build strong healthy plants.

To protect plants - a thick layer of mulch will help protect plants from the extremes of weather during the cold winter and warm summers. As with moisture regulation, temperature regulation will help to build strong plants.

To nourish soil - as mulch breaks down, it releases nutrients, feeding the plants by adding more organic matter to the soil structure. Worms will come to the surface for the organic matter, taking it back into the soil, increasing aeration and leaving a trail of nutrients behind them. Not only will the soil structure be improved, but there will be less need to purchase fertilisers.

To boost microbial activity - compost is an organically activity substance, and as it breaks down, it promotes microbial activity improving the overall soil health and encouraging root growth.

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FAQs

This depends on your goal! If you want to improve the growth of your plants, enjoy more blossoms on your flowers, and provide your garden with additional nutrition, then you should use compost.

However, if you want to reduce weed development, manage run-off and keep soil moist, then it’s mulch that you need.

By laying down a layer of bark, you can prevent weed development by creating a barrier that blocks any sunlight. However, to maximise the efficiency of bark mulch, it is essential that any existing weeds be removed before laying down your bark. It’s also critical to use a thick coating of bark, ideally 2-3 inches deep, and to inspect and renew the bark layer on a regular basis.



At 5cm depth a 1m3 bulk bag (1000 litres) will cover 20 sq/m and a 0.75m3 (750 litres) bulk bag will cover 15 sq/m. Our bulk bag calculator can provide you with the right number of bulk bags to order based on the quantity of compost, topsoil, bark or mulch that you need.