Bed area and depth worked out on site, not estimated over the phone
Weeded, edged and levelled before anything is spread
BC Landscape and Nursery Association standards
Cloverdale, Newton, Guildford and South Surrey
Cloverdale and south Newton sit on the Serpentine and Nicomekl flats. Heavy clay that holds water and stays cold late into spring. Mulch piled deep there keeps beds wet rather than protecting them.
Newton ridge, Panorama Ridge, Fraser Heights and the North Surrey bluffs drain fast and dry right out by midsummer. These are the beds where mulch does the most good.
Clayton, Grandview Heights and Morgan Creek. Thin topsoil over compacted subsoil, small plants and wide gaps, so there is far more open ground than planting and the weed pressure is high.
Newton, Whalley and Guildford have established shrubs with roots near the surface. The job there is topping up around them, not burying them.
| Area of Surrey | What we usually find | How we lay it |
|---|---|---|
| Cloverdale and the Serpentine flats | Heavy clay that holds water and warms up late. Beds often already wet when we arrive in spring. | Laid shallower, kept well off crowns |
| Newton and Panorama Ridge | Up on the ridge the ground drains fast and dries right out in July and August. | Full depth, the beds that gain the most |
| Clayton, Grandview Heights and Morgan Creek | New builder beds. Thin topsoil, compacted underneath, small plants and a lot of open ground between them. | Higher volume, and weed pressure for the first few years |
| Guildford, Fleetwood and Whalley | Established gardens with mature shrubs and surface roots close to the top of the bed. | Topped up around the planting, not over it |
| South Surrey, Ocean Park and Campbell Heights | Settled gardens in the south and business park frontages where beds are large and uniform. | Scheduled annual mulching around access hours |
It comes down to bed area, the depth those beds need, how much prep and weeding is in front of it, and how far we have to barrow from the truck. A new Clayton front bed and a mature Guildford garden with surface roots are different jobs. We measure it and quote in writing, and the number does not move.
It depends on the bed rather than on a single number. Beds on the wet Cloverdale and Newton flats want less, because the clay already holds water. Beds up on the ridge or in the sandier uplands want the full depth to hold summer moisture. We work it out bed by bed on site.
It stops most seedling weeds, which is most of them. It will not stop horsetail, which pushes straight through mulch and through landscape fabric, and it will not stop blackberry coming back from a crown left in the ground. Those have to be dealt with first.
Sometimes. If the old layer has gone compacted and crusted we break it up or lift it, because laying fresh mulch straight over a sealed layer stops water getting through. If it has broken down normally we top it up.
Yes, delivery on its own or delivery with the installation. The hub page covers how that works and what it changes about the price.
Spring once the ground has warmed, or autumn. On the wet flats it is worth waiting a little longer in spring than you would up on the ridge, because a thick layer over cold wet clay keeps it cold and wet.
Yes, all of Surrey, including Fleetwood, Whalley, Clayton, Grandview Heights, Morgan Creek, Panorama Ridge, Fraser Heights, Port Kells, Bridgeview, Ocean Park and Campbell Heights.
Yes, on scheduled programmes. Large uniform bed areas are what annual mulching suits best, and we work around access hours on the business park frontages.
