{"id":4456,"date":"2011-04-25T13:29:23","date_gmt":"2011-04-25T13:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunterwimmer.com\/redneckmodern\/2011\/04\/25\/ecomulch\/"},"modified":"2011-04-25T13:29:23","modified_gmt":"2011-04-25T13:29:23","slug":"ecomulch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunterwimmer.com\/redneckmodern\/2011\/04\/25\/ecomulch\/","title":{"rendered":"EcoMulch…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring is here and it's time for some landscaping attention.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, there is not a lot is on the docket, but one of the things we needed to take care of was re-mulching the side-beds and side-yard. We had previously used a type of mulch called "playground chip" which is very consistently chopped cedar wood (wood only — no bark). The trouble is that it (1) doesn't really decay like "real" mulch does and (2) it's so consistent that — while it looks beautiful when first installed — when it gets leaves, etc. intertwined within it, it looks messy.<\/p>\n

Enter EcoMulch<\/a>…<\/p>\n

I'm not sure of "eco" was originally meant to mean "economy" or "ecology", but it kind stands for both in this case.<\/p>\n

"Ecology" in that it's a locally produced product — just a few miles from here… so the carbon footprint insofar as trucking and bagging mulch (i.e.: the bags at Home Depot) is much lower. As a company, they're also very dedicated to local-environmental issues an causes.<\/p>\n

"Economy" in that — at less than $30\/yard — the price is 1\/2 of what you'd pay at most landscape shops and a fraction of what it'd cost if buying by-the-bag at the local home center.<\/p>\n

We ordered the Eco Large Natural<\/a> which blends in well with what we have going on, but there's lots of other options including black, brown, red, etc…<\/p>\n

They're also locally owned<\/a> by Grant and Heather (and family)… Grant also runs Hamilton Tree Service<\/a> (an obvious sorce of the raw materials) who we hope to have back to give the trees a bit of sprucing up.<\/p>\n

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