Landscape bark, also known as bark mulch, is a highly beneficial, but often-overlooked, “tool” for improving both the looks and health of your landscaping, including flower and shrub beds as well as hardwood and softwood trees.

In fact, there are a number of benefits for using bark mulch in your landscaping and gardens, including:

• improved appearance
• weed suppression
• better moisture retention
• temperature control
• pest control

Landscape bark can increase moisture retention in landscape beds over 20 percent and keep temperatures at ground level about 10 degrees cooler during warmer weather and the hot, dry summer conditions we often experience in New England.

And landscape bark doesn’t only help with temperature control in hot weather — it can also help insulate plant roots during even the coldest winters by lessening the impact of damaging freeze-thaw cycles that can wreak havoc on plant beds. The result is happier, healthier plants with more buds, better leaf growth, and generally better appearance.

Landscape bark goes a long way in providing a uniform, rich appearance to gardens and beds while blocking the sunlight weeds need to gain a foothold. Bark mulch provides a simple, fast, and inexpensive way to make your landscaping – and your property in general – more attractive, adding 7 to 14 percent to your home’s value, according to real estate industry studies.

At Mike Lynch Enterprises, we provide only the finest mulch, delivered straight from the mills with no added fillers or waste materials included. Contact us today to learn more about our fast and reliable delivery and accurate yardage so you know you’re getting exactly what you’re paying for. Spring is here and it’s time to get started on improving your landscaping with high quality, consistent landscape bark.

Contact Mike Lynch Enterprises today for all your bark mulch needs.