TURF TALK

I want to put wood mulch or wood chips in my shrub beds. How can I make sure that weeds don’t come through?

When considering ground cover, keep your surroundings in mind as well as the seasons. If you lay down wood mulch around the base of trees and shrubs that, come fall, will have leaves to be raked up, so you’ll end up raking away some of that wood mulch as well. So expect to have to top up your mulch annually to keep weeds away.

Alternatively, especially in heavily treed areas and under pine trees, we recommend using stones as ground cover that are at least ¾” in size or larger. It is easier to blow leaves off the stones, and pine tree needles are better concealed by stone cover. 

Whether using wood mulch or stones, do the job right the first time by laying down a fabric weed barrier. Heavy duty weed barrier is available at most garden centres. It comes in rolls either four feet or five feet wide. Simply measure the area you need to cover, purchase the weed barrier and cut to fit. Weed barrier has a shiny smooth side and a softer cotton-like side. Make sure to install the weed barrier with the shiny side up.

110% GUARANTEE ON ALL LAWN CARE PROGRAMS!

All BAM! Green Lawn Care programs are guaranteed to improve the health and appearance of your lawn and eliminate broadleaf weeds. If your broadleaf weeds are not completely eliminated within 14 days of your second visit, we will gladly perform an additional weed control application at no extra cost. If you are not satisfied with the results we will cheerfully refund 110% of your remaining applications.

*This guarantee does not apply to weeds growing in other areas of your property outside of your lawn, or areas that are not being regularly mowed. This guarantee is not applicable to ground covers such as Creeping Charlie, Creeping Bellflower, or Yarrow. For advice on how to deal with these ground covers and non-broadleaf weeds, please contact our office and we would be happy to work with you do eliminate this problem. This guarantee is also void where proper cultural practices are not being followed or performed, or if the program is delayed by the customer.

  • We are extremely happy with BAM! Green and the great service they gave last year, very professional, polite and very helpful in our lawn care needs.
    MARK H.
  • I like their next day service, the (reason I chose them). I am satisfied with their service and the staff are friendly and professional. Jason was able to answer my questions.
    Alexis A.
  • We've been clients of BAM! Green for years now and have always received top-notch service and as a result we have a beautiful weed-free lawn.
    Todd H.
  • We’ve been using BAM! Green since we first moved into our home three years ago, and the difference we’ve seen in our lawn has been amazing!! No weeds, really lush and a beautiful colour (and no dead patches, even better!)
    Jade G.