Mulch is an essential gardening element in southwestern Colorado.  It can be used to suppress weeds but we recommend bark mulch around all plantings to conserve water and moderate soil temperature.  Bark mulch comes in many types, sizes, colors, and textures giving the gardener flexibility in creating that finished look.  Native Roots carries shredded cedar, pine bark, spruce bark, chipped aspen, and recycled pallets (oak) in both bags and bulk.  We have samples at the garden center so you can choose the product that’s right for your garden.

Here’s an environmental product where the rubber meets the road, so to speak.  Recycled tire mulch.  Bulk tire mulch had been available in metropolitan areas for years but we recently found a bagged tire mulch.  These tire chips look amazingly like wood mulch, come in five natural colors, are packaged in 30 pound bags for convenience, and have a 10-year warranty.  They will not help build your soil, but think of the environmental benefits of not putting tires into a landfill.  Let us help you build your soil prior to planting then you can put down an earth friendly, natural looking layer of recycled tire mulch.