Spread 300 Square Feet of Bark Mulch | |
A landscaping contractor will charge $95 to lay 300 square feet of bark mulch, which will cover a 6-foot-wide-by-50-foot-long flower or vegetable bed. You can buy the mulch for $45 and spread it around, saving more than half of what the contractor charges. The real work is done before laying down the mulch. It's weeding to get rid of pesky and unwanted plants. Required are basic garden hand tools, like a weeder and tiller to disturb the soil, uproot the weeds, grasses, and stones and remove them. Then haul out the bags of mulch and spread it around so there's an even layer of bark chips around the plants, taking care not to smother them. Give the bed a good watering to settle the plants in their new surroundings. |